Eastern Illinois at Belmont

The Belmont basketball program has always been strong and this year they look like one of those teams that can go to the NCAA Tournament and surprise a few teams. The Bruins are off to a 14-1 start. The Bruins are on an 11-game winning streak. This is the highest total they will play to since their December 5 loss to Samford, and I think the recent over tendency is impacting the total here. Eastern Illinois has lost their best player in Josiah Wallace, as he is out with a hamstring injury, so the points for the Panthers are going to be reduced, and I would expect them to try and slow this game down. Spoonhour's teams tend to do that anyway, as he is 41-29 to the UNDER when getting points. Make the play on the UNDER.