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Only one more half stands between Troy and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 41-36 lead against Eastern Kentucky.<\/p>\n
If Troy keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 5-3 in no time. On the other hand, Eastern Kentucky will have to make due with a 4-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast).<\/p>\n
Eastern Kentucky Colonels @ Troy Trojans<\/p>\n
Current Records: Eastern Kentucky 4-3, Troy 4-3<\/p>\n
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the Troy Trojans at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Trojan Arena. The Colonels are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 76.4 points per game this season.<\/p>\n
Last Wednesday, Eastern Kentucky came up short against La. Tech and fell 78-69.<\/p>\n
Eastern Kentucky’s defeat shouldn’t obscure the performances of Devontae Blanton, who went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points plus five assists, and George Kimble III, who had 21 points. Those five assists gave Blanton a new career-high.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Troy entered their game against Merrimack on Friday without any home losses, but there’s a first time for everything. Troy fell to Merrimack 72-68. The Trojans didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.<\/p>\n
Eastern Kentucky’s loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Troy, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.<\/p>\n
Eastern Kentucky is hoping to beat the odds on Sunday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. They might be worth a quick bet since they’re sitting on a three game streak of covering the spread when playing on the road.<\/p>\n
Eastern Kentucky came up short against Troy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 88-81. Can Eastern Kentucky avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.<\/p>\n
Troy is a solid 6.5-point favorite against Eastern Kentucky, according to the latest college basketball odds<\/a>.<\/p>\n The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 6.5-point spread, and stayed right there.<\/p>\n The over\/under is 147.5 points.<\/p>\n See college basketball picks<\/a> for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now<\/a>.<\/p>\n Troy and Eastern Kentucky both have 1 win in their last 2 games.<\/p>\nSeries History<\/h3>\n