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Belmont Bruins vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET

Venue: Banterra Center — Carbondale, IL

Article updated Jan 1, 10:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Belmont is on the road playing Southern Illinois at the Banterra Center stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 5:00pm EST. Southern Illinois -4.5 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Belmont is on the road playing Southern Illinois at the Banterra Center stadium on Sunday, 1/1/2023 @ 5:00pm EST. Southern Illinois -4.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Southern Illinois -5.

Belmont Highlights

With a power ranking of 167, Belmont is ranked #112 in offense (scoring an average of 76.14 per game), #260 in defense (allowing an average of 72.07 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-5 (7-6 ATS) this season.

Southern Illinois Highlights

Southern Illinois Salukis has a power ranking of 179 and are #257 for offense (scoring an average of 68.92 per game), #38 for defense (giving up an average of 72.07 points per game) and 10-4 (4-8-1 ATS) overall. Belmont went 1-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Illinois.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be BELMT 72, S.ILL 62. 53% of SportsJaw players predict Southern Illinois Salukis to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Southern Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bruins 69 to Salukis 91.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bruins 69 to Salukis 91.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Bruins vs Salukis archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Bruins vs Salukis matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Belmont Bruins+165 → +175Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Illinois Salukis-185 → -210Moved
  • Spread · Belmont Bruins+4.5 (-110) → +5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Illinois Salukis-4.5 (-110) → -5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134.5 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under134.5 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Belmont Bruins
26-6 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Illinois Salukis
16-16 matchup record · 2-7-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-01T15:35:45.094Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated Belmont Bruins 63-45

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated Belmont Bruins 63-45 on January 1, 2023, a 18-point decision in the series. Southern Illinois Salukis' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 40-17. Against SportsJaw's recorded Belmont Bruins +5 (-110) spread, Southern Illinois Salukis covered, while the 108 combined points finished under the recorded total of 134.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -4.75 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 134.25 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -4.75 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 134.25 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -4.75 (-110)Win