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Eastern Illinois rolled past Blackburn 102-44
By Hardwood Bricks staff · Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Eastern Illinois rolled past Blackburn 102-44 at Groniger Arena.
New Castle, Indiana, native Gavin Welch led Eastern Illinois with 21 points and 7 3-pointers. Owen Walter had 11 points for Blackburn. Evan Jordan led all players with 10 rebounds for Blackburn.
Eastern Illinois had 31 fast-break points to Blackburn's 5. Our model missed the final margin by 28.9 points.
Scoring · Eastern Illinois: Gavin Welch 21, Tanner Vogel 12, Jayden Wright 11, Daniel Ntambwe 10, Shia Francis 10, Devin Davenport 10, Markus Blackwell 7, Jalen Calloway 6, Andrew Austin 5, Ethan Hillsman 4, JT Elder 2, Logan Kurtz 2, Shane Sims 2. Blackburn: Owen Walter 11, Jayden Doss 9, Evan Jordan 7, Kcion Welch 4, Jaylen Jeter 4, Bradyn Pieper 3, Eli Prost 3, Jamarie' Brown 3.
What the model said Projected that morning with only earlier games
BCKB 61, EIU 90 model score
-29.1 model spread (home)
151.7 model total
28.9 points off the final margin
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the
ratings page .
Line and result
Spread (home) Total ML home ML away Source
Margin +58 (home)
Travel and rest coming in
Team Rest days Miles in Road streak Time zone
BCKB
non-OVC team, not tracked
EIU
1 182 – same
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
Team stats
Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.
Eastern Illinois Panthers