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Morehead State’s available season stats show 76.3 points per game, 44.3% shooting, 34.6% from three, 69.0% at the free-throw line, and 83.3 points allowed per game. Those numbers point to a team that can score in stretches but has not consistently paired that with enough defensive stability to control games. The Eagles’ rating profile also places them below IUPUI in both adjusted offense and adjusted defense. IUPUI’s current profile is the cleaner of the two in the data available. The Jaguars’ KenPom numbers show a 3-0 start, 101.4 adjusted offense, 113.5 adjusted defense, and a better net rating than Morehead State. Their market record is also neutral to slightly positive against the spread and below average on totals, which fits a team whose games have not consistently turned into track meets. That makes the Jaguars a reasonable side in a game where efficiency, not pace, should decide the result.
IUPUI looks like the sharper side in this matchup because its efficiency profile is slightly better, its record in the data is perfect so far, and the market has not priced in enough of that gap to fully account for the stronger start. Morehead State can score enough to keep the game competitive, but its defensive numbers and overall rating profile do not point to enough separation. The projected result is IUPUI Jaguars 72, Morehead St Eagles 68.
