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Preview · 1m agoPurdue Fort Wayne vs. Eastern Illinois prediction: model has Eastern Illinois by 3Purdue Fort Wayne visits Eastern Illinois (1-3) at Groniger Arena in Charleston Sunday at 3 PM ET on ESPN+.Preview · 1m agoWestern Michigan vs. Southern Indiana prediction: model has Western Michigan by 4Western Michigan visits Southern Indiana (1-3) at Liberty Arena (IN) in Evansville Sunday at 4:30 PM ET on ESPN+.Preview · 1m agoEcclesia vs. UT Martin prediction: model has UT Martin by 43Ecclesia visits UT Martin (2-2) at Kathleen and Tom Elam Center in Martin Sunday at 6 PM ET on ESPN+.Preview · 1m agoMiami (OH) Hamilton vs. Morehead State prediction: model has Morehead State by 29Preview · 1m agoMidway vs. SEMO prediction: model has SEMO by 40Preview · 1m agoWestern Illinois vs. Minnesota prediction: model has Minnesota by 28

Tonight & tomorrow

Sun, Nov 15 – Mon, Nov 16Full schedule →
Live8:31 2ndESPN+
PFW Purdue Fort Wayne0 EIU @ Eastern Illinois0
PFW -6.5spread · 9 books
160total
ModelPFW 72EIU 75EIU -3.2 · total 146.8 · EIU wins 60% UnderdogEIU +6.59.7Under 16013.2
4:30 PMSun · ET · ESPN+
WMU Western Michigan USI @ Southern Indiana
WMU -7spread · 10 books
139.5total
ModelWMU 69USI 65WMU -4.2 · total 134.6 · WMU wins 64% UnderdogUSI +7.02.8Under 139.54.9
6 PMSun · ET · ESPN+
ECCL Ecclesia UTM @ UT Martin
No line: non-D-I opponent
ModelECCL 53UTM 96UTM -42.5 · total 148.6 · UTM wins 100% Non-D-I opponent: no line, no lean
11 AMMon · ET · ESPN+
MHAM Miami (OH) Hamilton MORE @ Morehead State
No line: non-D-I opponent
ModelMHAM 65MORE 94MORE -29.2 · total 158.9 · MORE wins 99% Non-D-I opponent: no line, no lean
7:30 PMMon · ET · ESPN+
MIDW Midway SEMO @ SEMO
No line: non-D-I opponent
ModelMIDW 60SEMO 100SEMO -39.7 · total 159.5 · SEMO wins 100% Non-D-I opponent: no line, no lean
8 PMMon · ET · BTN
WIU Western Illinois MINN @ Minnesota
MINN -36.2spread · 2 books
138.8total
ModelWIU 53MINN 81MINN -27.5 · total 133.8 · MINN wins 99% UnderdogWIU +36.28.7Under 138.85.0

Recent results

Last 7 days · OVC team in bold
DateGameFinalCloseOVC ATS
Nov 14 IUIN @ MORE 75-79 -1.5 ✓
Nov 13 LIN @ OMA 56-67 -9.5 ✗
Nov 13 SIUE @ DUKE 47-90 -40.5 ✗
Nov 13 SEMO @ MTSU 75-88 -14.5 ✓
Nov 13 TNST @ TENN 78-83 -17.5 ✓
Nov 13 CHCC @ UTM 57-86 – —
Nov 12 CSUB @ WIU 91-83 +5.5 ✗
Nov 11 LIN @ NEB 60-94 -34.0 P
Nov 11 BCKB @ EIU 44-102 – —
Nov 11 USI @ IUIN 70-74 -8.0 ✓
Nov 10 UTM @ ARST 82-65 +18.5 ✗
Nov 9 SIUE @ MIZ 58-96 -34.5 ✗
Nov 9 FISK @ TNST 73-123 – —
Nov 9 EIU @ ND 70-94 -28.0 ✓
Close is the home team's spread. ✓ means the OVC team covered.

Standings

TeamOVCOverallMarginStrk
Tennessee State0-02-2+20.2L1
UT Martin0-02-2+10.8W2
SEMO0-02-2+2.2L2
Morehead State0-02-2-4.2W1
Lindenwood0-02-3+12.2L2
SIUE0-02-3-1.2L3
Southern Indiana0-01-3+11.5L2
Western Illinois0-01-3+1.2L1
Eastern Illinois0-01-3-11.0W1
Sorted by conference record, then overall, then average margin.
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Teams

Tennessee State2-2 UT Martin2-2 SEMO2-2 Morehead State2-2 Lindenwood2-3 SIUE2-3 Southern Indiana1-3 Western Illinois1-3 Eastern Illinois1-3

The betting desk

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Where the model leans

Every game with a posted line, biggest gap firstHow the model works →
PFW @ EIU Sun 3 PMmodel PFW 72, EIU 75Live PFW 0, EIU 0 8:31 2nd UnderdogEIU +6.59.7Under 16013.2 WIU @ MINN Mon 8 PMmodel WIU 53, MINN 81 UnderdogWIU +36.28.7Under 138.85.0 WMU @ USI Sun 4:30 PMmodel WMU 69, USI 65 UnderdogUSI +7.02.8Under 139.54.9 SIUE @ UND Tue 8 PMmodel SIUE 75, UND 75 UnderdogSIUE +1.00.5Under 1500.1
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Best number todayWIU at MINN · 9.0 pts of daylightReveal
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Against the spread

Last 7 days · 5-5 league-wide
Eastern Illinois1-0
Morehead State1-0
SEMO1-0
Southern Indiana1-0
Tennessee State1-0
Lindenwood0-1-1
UT Martin0-1
Western Illinois0-1
SIUE0-2
Covers vs the closing line. Games without a posted line don't count.