Western Illinois at Oral Roberts 2/28/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 02/27/2021 at 10:03 PM ET

The Western Illinois Leathernecks are set to visit the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a Summit League clash against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. The Western Illinois Leathernecks come into this matchup with a 7-13 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, 85-81. Leading the way for the Western Illinois Leathernecks was junior guard Colton Sandage as he recorded 32 points and 3 rebounds. Freshman forward Ramean Hinton had a productive outing for the Leathernecks as he pitched in 18 points and 10 rebounds.

The Western Illinois Leathernecks had a solid shooting game against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles as they connected on 29 of their 68 field goal attempts (42.6%), and they were very good from behind the three-point line (51.6%). The Western Illinois Leathernecks lost the turnover battle against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (12-8), but they dominated the Golden Eagles in the rebounding department (44-32).

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles come into this matchup with a 12-10 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent home game against the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 85-81. Leading the way for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles was sophomore guard Max Abmas as he recorded 41 points. Junior forward Kevin Obanor had a productive outing for the Golden Eagles as he pitched in 20 points and 12 rebounds. 

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles had a good shooting game against the Western Illinois Leathernecks as they connected on 26 of their 58 field goal attempts (44.8%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (39.3%). The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles won the turnover battle against the Western Illinois Leathernecks (12-8), but they were dominated by the Leathernecks in the rebounding department (44-32).

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles have been very impressive this season as they are sitting towards the top of the Summit League with a 9-5 record, and they should put together a much better performance against a 5-8 Western Illinois squad. The Golden Eagles have had little problems scoring the basketball this season as they rank 18th in the country in points scored (81.2 PPG), and they have one of the better scorers in the nation with sophomore guard Max Abmas (23.9 PPG). The Leathernecks were able to stick with the Oral Roberts scoring attack, but don’t expect the same effort in this meeting as they have one of the worst defenses in the conference. Final Score Prediction, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles win and cover ATS 84-72. 

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