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Southern Indiana vs SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Predictions January 11, 2024

Game time: January 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center — Edwardsville, IL

Article updated Jan 11, 6:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Southern Indiana are traveling to play the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the First Community Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/11/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville is the

Game outlook

The Southern Indiana are traveling to play the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the First Community Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/11/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville is the betting favorite opening at -8 and the current line is SIU-Edwardsville -7.5.

Screaming Eagles vs Cougars Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cougars to win tonight's game by 16 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 7 point spread and the total to go over 137.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Southern Indiana 61 to SIU-Edwardsville 77

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Southern Indiana and SIU-Edwardsville Cougars, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw predicts SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that SIU-Edwardsville will win straight-up is 77%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be USI 61.25, SIUE 76.25.

OddsShark predicts Southern Illinois-Edwardsville will win, southern indiana will cover, and the total will go over.

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Southern Indiana Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 254, Southern Indiana is ranked #324 in offense (scoring an average of 67.31 per game), #172 in defense (allowing an average of 71.19 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-12 (7-7 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Screaming Eagles hit an average of 40.60% of their field goals (ranked #331) and 69.51% of their free throws (ranked #233) and makes an average of 31.16% of their three pointers ranked #278 in the NCAAB). They average 38.19 rebounds per game (ranked # 109) and average 12.63 offensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 246 and 312 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Southern Indiana allows an average of 40.72% field goals (ranked #80) and 73.02% free throws (ranked #283 in the NCAAB) The Screaming Eagles allow an average of 32.13% of the three pointers (ranked #143) and averages 36.19 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.19) Finally, the Screaming Eagles average 12.50 defensive assists and 11.63 turnovers per game (ranked # 170 and 270 respectively).

SIU-Edwardsville Key Betting Stats

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars has a power ranking of 246 and are #249 for offense (scoring an average of 72.25 per game), #156 for defense (giving up an average of 70.50 points per game) and 8-8 (6-5-2 ATS) overall. Southern Indiana went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against SIU-Edwardsville.

For offense, the Cougars hit an average of 44.27% of their field goals (ranked #211) and 71.78% of their free throws (ranked #155) and makes an average of 36.20% of their three pointers (ranked #89 in the NCAAB). They average 34.06 rebounds per game (ranked # 286) and average 12.13 offensive assists and 10.56 turnovers per game (ranked # 282) and 53 respectively).

On defense, SIU-Edwardsville allows an average of 43.72% field goals (ranked #227) and 71.72% free throws (ranked #229 in the NCAAB) The Cougars allow an average of 36.65% of the three pointers (ranked #337) and averages 34.06 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.06) Finally, the Cougars average 13.63 defensive assists and 11.31 turnovers per game (ranked # 248 and 288 respectively).

Betting Summary

SIU-Edwardsville has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 7 point spread and the total to go over 137.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Southern Indiana vs Cougars archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Southern Indiana+220 → +270Moved
  • Moneyline · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars-270 → -339Moved
  • Spread · Southern Indiana+8 (-110) → +7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars-8 (-110) → -7.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over137 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under137 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Indiana
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
19-13 matchup record · 3-5-2 ATS · 7-2-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-11T11:35:29.961Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Southern Indiana and SIU-Edwardsville Cougars, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-03-01Southern Indiana 54 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 68
  • 2023-02-09SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 63 · Lindenwood 58
  • 2023-01-21Southern Indiana 82 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 72
  • 2023-01-14Lindenwood 58 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 68
  • 2023-01-07SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 69 · Southern Indiana 62
Final result

Matchup pick recap

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated Southern Indiana 67-64

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated Southern Indiana 67-64 on January 11, 2024, a 3-point decision in the series. SIU-Edwardsville Cougars' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 33-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Indiana +7.5 (-110) spread, Southern Indiana covered, while the 131 combined points finished under the recorded total of 137.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Josh720Spread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars -8 (-110)Loss