Bellarmine Knights vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels prediction, odds and picks, November 20, 2026
Bellarmine at Eastern Kentucky: Bandwagon's model makes Eastern Kentucky a 65% favorite (Eastern Kentucky −5.5).
Bellarmine Knights vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels odds and win probability
Axle gives Eastern Kentucky a 65% chance to win, by about 5 points.
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Why Axle has Eastern Kentucky
All CBB ratings| BELL | EKU | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1418 295th of 365 | 1429 279th of 365 |
| Record | 0-3 | 2-1 |
| Last 5 games | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Streak | L3 | L1 |
| Home field | No | Yes |
| Meetings won | 1 | 5 |
Blue marks the better side of each row. This line uses ratings from results, home advantage and schedule; record, last 5 results, streak and meetings are context only, not inputs.
How Axle's line has moved
Every stored line
| Stored | EKU win | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 11:08 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 11:08 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:58 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:18 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 10:08 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:38 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:23 PM ET | 65% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 9:13 PM ET | 65% | −2 |
| Nov 10, 9:08 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 8:43 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 8:28 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 10, 5:03 AM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 10:08 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:23 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:13 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:08 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 9:03 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 8:58 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 5:04 AM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 9, 12:27 AM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 7:58 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:58 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:28 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:18 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:13 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 4:09 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 8, 5:04 AM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 11:52 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:27 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:22 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:20 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 10:05 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 9:04 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 7:14 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 7:04 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 6:55 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 6:40 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 5:29 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 4:14 PM ET | 67% | 0 |
| Nov 7, 5:02 AM ET | 67% | — |
Bellarmine Knights vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels prediction
Bandwagon's model makes the Colonels a 5.5-point favorite at home, with a 65% chance to win. The model total is 147. Ratings: Colonels 1429 (279th of 365), Knights 1418 (295th). The Colonels are 2-1; the Knights are 0-3. The Colonels have won 2 of their last 5; the Knights 1 of their last 5. The two have met 6 times in Bandwagon's results history; the Colonels won 5, the Knights 1.
Written from the numbers on this page by a template; nothing here is an opinion.
Form, head-to-head and injuries
Recent form
Bellarmine Knights
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Miami (OH) RedHawks | L 73–80 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Indiana Hoosiers | L 69–92 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Vanderbilt Commodores | L 47–93 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Central Arkansas Bears | L 73–86 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Jacksonville Dolphins | W 82–79 | – | – | matchup |
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
| Opponent | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 71–85 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Stetson Hatters | L 76–92 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs Lipscomb Bisons | L 77–80 | – | – | matchup | |
| at Bellarmine Knights | W 95–92 | – | – | matchup | |
| vs West Georgia Wolves | W 81–80 | – | – | matchup |
Head-to-head
| Game | Kick (ET) | Result | Picks | Axle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Bellarmine Knights | 95–92 | – | – | matchup | |
| Bellarmine Knights at Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 69–89 | – | – | matchup | |
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Bellarmine Knights | 74–80 | – | – | matchup | |
| Bellarmine Knights at Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 69–72 | – | – | matchup | |
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Bellarmine Knights | 75–65 | – | – | matchup | |
| Bellarmine Knights at Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 70–82 | – | – | matchup |
Injuries
Bellarmine Knights: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
Eastern Kentucky Colonels: nobody listed as injured by the roster source
From the roster source's status flag only; no depth chart or game-time status.
Standings and ratings
All ratings- Knights0-3 7th · L3
- Knights rating1418 295th of 365, 3 games
- Colonels2-1 4th · L1
- Colonels rating1429 279th of 365, 0 games
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NCAA Division I men's basketball · 7th · streak L3
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NCAA Division I men's basketball · 4th · streak L1
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How Axle makes this line
How this line is made
In NCAA Division I men's basketball a line starts from the ratings and adds the internal inputs marked used (rest, back-to-back, recent form) through a calibration layer fitted on past NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons, which beat rating-only out of sample. Travel and time zones did not improve the line here; injuries and weather are collected but not yet measured.
Internal
- Ratings from results usedan Elo-style rating per team from every final score, with margin of victory · Bandwagon's stored results
- Home advantage usedthe league's home edge, none at a neutral site · Bandwagon's model constants, checked against results
- Schedule usedrest days, back-to-back games and three games in four days · Bandwagon's stored fixtures
- Recent form unavailable for this game · Fewer than three games played this season by at least one sideaverage margin over each side's last games this season · Bandwagon's stored results
External
- Injuries unavailable for this game · More than three days to kickoff; lists are used inside that windowplayers listed out or doubtful, weighted by their share of the team's playing time · Public injury lists and box scores
- Travel and time zones in the data, not useddistance and time-zone change from each side's last game to the venue · Wikidata coordinates, Open-Meteo time zones · read Oct 29, 10:29 PM UTC
- Weather unavailable for this game · Indoor sportforecast wind, rain and temperature around kickoff at open-air venues · Open-Meteo forecasts
Prediction markets and the crowd's split are shown beside the model's lines for comparison. They are not inputs. Method and record.
Model: Eastern Kentucky 65% to win. Projected score Eastern Kentucky 76, Bellarmine 71; spread Eastern Kentucky −5.5, total 147. Bellarmine Knights at Eastern Kentucky Colonels, Fri, Nov 20, 7:00 PM ET.