Eastern Washington Eagles

The Eagles were 5-17 at the end of January 2026, then won all eight February games and covered every one, for 9.35 moneyline units. They finished 14-19 straight up and 19-13 against the spread.

February

Eastern Washington went 8-0 in February and covered all eight spreads. Three of the wins came on the road as underdogs: at Montana 82-74 at +210, at Montana State 72-71 at +195, and at Portland State 67-55 at +230. One unit on the Eagles in each February game returned 9.35.

Before it

From November through January they were 5-17, covering 10 spreads and missing 11, and the moneyline lost 12.5 units over those three months. November included a 92-65 loss at Central Arkansas at -225, their shortest-priced defeat of 2025-26.

Covering while losing

Over the season the Eagles were 14-19 and covered 19 of 32. It started in November, when four of the six defeats with a spread were covered, among them 102-97 at Colorado as 16.5-point underdogs. On the road the gap was widest: 5-13 straight up, 12-6 against the spread, and 33 Division I teams had a better road cover rate. As underdogs they won 5 of 21 and covered 12; the moneyline in those games lost 5.57.

Across the 31 priced games the moneyline finished 4.55 units down, February included.

The Big Sky

Idaho beat them three times: 84-81 in January, 85-81 at Eastern Washington on 2 March, and 81-68 in the Big Sky semifinal, with one Eagles cover. Weber State lost two of three, the last 84-79 in the tournament, and Idaho State and Sacramento State lost both of theirs, all four covered.

The total

Nineteen overs and 13 unders in 32 games with a total. Eastern Washington allowed 78.97 points a game, and 52 teams allowed more.

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