Lipscomb vs. Eastern Kentucky betting: College basketball preview for February 18

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A pair of hot teams square off when the Lipscomb Bisons (19-8, 11-3 ASUN) visit the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (16-11, 10-4 ASUN) on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. The Bisons are 4.5-point favorites and put their five-game win streak on the line against the Colonels, who have won seven straight. The point total in the matchup is 154.5.

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Lipscomb Cover -4.5 vs Eastern Kentucky -106

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Lipscomb vs. Eastern Kentucky betting lines

  • Lipscomb moneyline odds to win: -171
  • Eastern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: +143
  • Spread: Lipscomb (-4.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Lipscomb statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Lipscomb has a worse record against the spread at home (6-5-0) than it does in away games (8-6-0).
  • The Bisons have exceeded the over/under more often when playing at home, hitting the over in seven of 11 home matchups (63.6%). In away games, they have hit the over in three of 14 games (21.4%).
  • Lipscomb has performed worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, putting up a home record of 8-3, compared to going 7-0 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Bisons’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, racking up 81.0 points per contest compared to the 79.7 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Lipscomb’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (67.8) is 0.5 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.3).
  • The Bisons are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 10.9 threes per game and shooting 37.7% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 9.5 makes and 34.9% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Lipscomb betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-11-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 10-7-0 (As Favorite: 11-7-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-15-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 3-11-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-3 (Home: 8-3; Away: 7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.7 (46th in nation) 42.3 (101st) 33.8 (87th) 31.5 (207th) 15.6 (64th) 9.3 (18th)

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Eastern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Eastern Kentucky has performed better against the spread away (7-5-0) than at home (5-5-0) this year.
  • Looking at the over/under, Colonels games have finished over seven of 10 times at home (70%), and nine of 12 on the road (75%).
  • The Colonels’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .500 (1-1), and away it is .375 (3-5).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Colonels are posting 83.3 points per contest, 3.9 more than their season average (79.4).
  • While Eastern Kentucky is ceding 76.0 points per game in 2024-25, it has bettered that mark in its previous 10 games, allowing 74.8 points per contest.
  • The Colonels are making 11.4 three-pointers per contest over their previous 10 games, which is 1.5 more than their average for the season (9.9). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (40.7%) compared to their season average from downtown (35.0%).

Eastern Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-12-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 6-4-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-7-0 (Home: 7-3-0; Away: 9-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-4 (Home: 6-2; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.6 (298th in nation) 46.0 (308th) 34.3 (66th) 34.4 (337th) 13.2 (215th) 9.4 (24th)
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