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The Morehead State Eagles (25-8) and Little Rock Trojans (21-11) meet Saturday at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Morehead State vs. Little Rock odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
The 3-seed Eagles held off Tennessee-Martin in the OVC semifinals Friday, winning 84-78, while the Skyhawks covered as 8-point underdogs. The Over (148) cashed, and has hit in each of the 2 tournament games for Morehead State.
The 1-seed Trojans spanked Western Illinois 82-57 as a 5.5-point favorite in the semis after receiving the bye for the quarterfinals. Little Rock has been hot, posting 10 consecutive wins, while covering 10 of the past 11 outings dating back to Feb. 1. That includes a 69-68 win over Morehead State Feb. 15 as a 1.5-point underdog as the Under (141) cashed.
While the Over is 3-1 in the past 4 games for Little Rock, the Under is still 10-3 across the past 13 outings. The Under is 8-7 in the past 15 games for Morehead State, too.
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Morehead State vs. Little Rock odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Morehead State -172 (bet $172 to win $100) | Little Rock +142 (bet $100 to win $142)
- Against the spread: Morehead State -3.5 (-110) | Little Rock +3.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 137.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Morehead State vs. Little Rock picks and predictions
Prediction
Little Rock 67, Morehead State 65
Moneyline
LITTLE ROCK (+142) is the play in this title game in Evansville against Morehead State (-172). It hasn’t been easy this season for the Trojans, who started out with 4 losses in the first 5 games. Little Rock was also just .500, at 11-11, as of Feb. 1. However, after slowing down the offense, taking a little pressure off of the defense, the Trojans turned their season around, snatching the 1-seed in the OVC.
The Trojans pushed past the Eagles in a super tight game in the only meeting of the regular season Feb. 16, and we’ll have another close shave for the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans have just been playing better lately. The Trojans shouldn’t be ignored in the title game, as they look to go dancing for the first time since 2016 when Little Rock upset Purdue in 2 OT in a 5-12 game before bowing out to Iowa State.
Against the spread
MOREHEAD STATE +3.5 (-110) is the lean catching the points as the slight underdog.
While Little Rock has been red-hot, cashing in 10 of the past 11 games, we are likely going to have a super close game. Bank on the Eagles with the points, with the Trojans grabbing the win.
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Over/Under
UNDER 137.5 (-110) is worth playing in this title game.
The Under is 10-3 across the past 13 games for Little Rock, including the only meeting with Morehead State Feb. 15.
The total has ended up going high in the 2 OVC tourney games for the Eagles, but the Under is still 10-7 in the past 17 games. Lean low, but be careful.
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