Eastern Washington had solid showings against Missouri, Cal Poly, and an outright win on the road in Seattle. The Hawks perimeter defense ranks 3rd worst in the country and while Cal Baptist’s offense isn’t the strongest, they protect the ball on offense and have been shooting it better from deep over their last three games, 31.1%. The Lancers have an edge on the glass, especially offensively, and the better free throw shooting team.

Disappointment for Rick Croy's Cal Baptist, who has yet to cover a spread in five tries and has lost outright twice at home in Riverside as a favorite in the past 10 days, bowing to crosstown UCR and Northern Colorado. For the Lancers, long-range shooting issues have now become acute, as a very subpar 28.4% shooting from 3-point range suggests. Though only 1-4, Dan Monson's EWU has been competitive vs. a challenging slate (Colorado, Seattle, Mizzou, Wazzu) Monson's transfer brigade is led by D-II transfer sharpshooter Andrew Cook (17.6 ppg) as EWU is connecting better than 48% from the floor. Play Eastern Washington.