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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs Southern Indiana Predictions January 25, 2024

Game time: January 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET

Venue: Screaming Eagles Arena — Evansville, IN

Article updated Jan 25, 6:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Western Illinois Leathernecks are traveling to play the Southern Indiana at the Screaming Eagles Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/25/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. Western Illinois is

Game outlook

The Western Illinois Leathernecks are traveling to play the Southern Indiana at the Screaming Eagles Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/25/2024 @ 9:00pm EST. Western Illinois is the betting favorite opening at -2.5 and the current line is Western Illinois -2.

Leathernecks vs Screaming Eagles Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Leathernecks to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 132.25 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Western Illinois 74 to Southern Indiana 64

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Western Illinois will win straight-up is 57%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.ILL 68.125, USI 64.125.

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OddsShark predicts Western Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Western Illinois Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 39, Western Illinois is ranked #261 in offense (scoring an average of 71.39 per game), #49 in defense (allowing an average of 65.78 points to be scored against them per game) and are 12-7 (8-7 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Leathernecks hit an average of 43.91% of their field goals (ranked #225) and 60.87% of their free throws (ranked #360) and makes an average of 33.03% of their three pointers ranked #219 in the NCAAB). They average 44.50 rebounds per game (ranked # 3) and average 13.33 offensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 186 and 323 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Western Illinois allows an average of 40.14% field goals (ranked #44) and 68.00% free throws (ranked #49 in the NCAAB) The Leathernecks allow an average of 29.25% of the three pointers (ranked #29) and averages 33.28 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.28) Finally, the Leathernecks average 11.22 defensive assists and 10.44 turnovers per game (ranked # 65 and 323 respectively).

Southern Indiana Key Betting Stats

Southern Indiana has a power ranking of 236 and are #325 for offense (scoring an average of 67.11 per game), #171 for defense (giving up an average of 71.37 points per game) and 5-15 (9-8 ATS) overall. Western Illinois went 0-1 (0-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Indiana.

For offense, the Screaming Eagles hit an average of 39.95% of their field goals (ranked #341) and 72.83% of their free throws (ranked #120) and makes an average of 30.94% of their three pointers (ranked #304 in the NCAAB). They average 37.63 rebounds per game (ranked # 117) and average 12.32 offensive assists and 13.89 turnovers per game (ranked # 267) and 317 respectively).

On defense, Southern Indiana allows an average of 41.22% field goals (ranked #76) and 71.61% free throws (ranked #218 in the NCAAB) The Screaming Eagles allow an average of 31.98% of the three pointers (ranked #119) and averages 36.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.00) Finally, the Screaming Eagles average 12.16 defensive assists and 11.95 turnovers per game (ranked # 124 and 222 respectively).

Betting Summary

Southern Indiana has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 132.25 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Leathernecks vs Southern Indiana 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 · Western Illinois Leathernecks-145 → -135Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Indiana+125 → +113Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks-2.5 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Indiana+2.5 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over133 (-110) → 131.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under133 (-110) → 131.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-26 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 1-9-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Indiana
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-25T11:35:40.907Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-06Lindenwood 57 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 68
  • 2023-03-05St. Thomas - Minnesota 67 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 60
  • 2023-02-18Western Illinois Leathernecks 69 · St. Thomas - Minnesota 82
  • 2023-01-21St. Thomas - Minnesota 56 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 60
  • 2022-12-03UT Rio Grande Valley 72 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 90
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated Southern Indiana 73-68

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated Southern Indiana 73-68 on January 25, 2024, a 5-point decision in the series. Western Illinois Leathernecks' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 36-33. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Illinois Leathernecks -2 (-110) spread, Western Illinois Leathernecks covered, while the 141 combined points finished over the recorded total of 131.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DrpaulSpread · Southern Indiana +2 (-110)Loss
  • Roderick806Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -2 (-110)Win
  • JtgarciaSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -2 (-110)Win