Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois prediction: Why Morehead State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/19/2026]

Eastern Illinois will square off with Morehead State in men's college basketball action at Lantz Arena on Thursday, starting at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Morehead State as the most likely winner of the Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between Morehead State and Eastern Illinois 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Morehead State a 56% chance of defeating Eastern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Morehead State winning 69-68.

According to our model, Eastern Illinois (+1.5) has a 53% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 137.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Morehead State vs. Eastern Illinois picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: