The Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-6) will visit the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-5) after dropping six road games in a row. It tips at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Eastern Illinois Game Info

• When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
• Where: Seabury Center in Berea, Kentucky
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Eastern Kentucky Stats Insights

• This season, the Colonels have a 41.8% shooting percentage from the field, which is 0.5% lower than the 42.3% of shots the Panthers’ opponents have made.
• Eastern Kentucky is 4-2 when it shoots higher than 42.3% from the field.
• The Colonels are the 69th ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Panthers rank 281st.
• The 76.3 points per game the Colonels record are just one more point than the Panthers allow (75.3).
• When Eastern Kentucky totals more than 75.3 points, it is 5-0.

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Eastern Illinois Stats Insights

• The Panthers have shot at a 41.9% rate from the field this season, 5.6 percentage points fewer than the 47.5% shooting opponents of the Colonels have averaged.
• Eastern Illinois is 2-0 when it shoots better than 47.5% from the field.
• The Colonels are the bestfirst ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Panthers rank 280th.
• The Panthers put up an average of 68.4 points per game, 5.9 fewer points than the 74.3 the Colonels give up to opponents.
• When Eastern Illinois gives up fewer than 76.3 points, it is 3-2.

Eastern Kentucky Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• Eastern Kentucky scored 85.8 points per game in home games last year. In road games, it averaged 74.7 points per contest.
• The Colonels ceded 72.5 points per game last year in home games, which was 8.9 fewer points than they allowed when playing on the road (81.4).
• Eastern Kentucky sunk 8 threes per game with a 36.5% shooting percentage from three-point land when playing at home, which was 0.4 more threes and 1.5% points better than it averaged when playing on the road (7.6 threes per game, 35% three-point percentage).

Eastern Illinois Home & Away Comparison (2023-24)

• In 2023-24, Eastern Illinois averaged 6.3 more points per game at home (73.1) than away (66.8).
• At home, the Panthers conceded 62.3 points per game, 12.6 fewer points than they allowed away (74.9).
• Beyond the arc, Eastern Illinois knocked down more 3-pointers away (6.6 per game) than at home (4.7) last season, and posted a higher percentage away (36.9%) than at home (27.4%).

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