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  3. Missouri St. Bears vs Illinois St. Redbirds
Wed 8:00 PM ET
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Missouri St.
Bears66
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Redbirds76
6-9
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Missouri St. Bears3427566
Illinois St. Redbirds30311576
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Missouri St. Bears vs Illinois St. Redbirds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 11, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Redbird Arena — Normal, IL

Article updated Jan 11, 5:05 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Missouri St. is on the road playing Illinois St. at the Redbird Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Missouri St. -3 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Missouri St. is on the road playing Illinois St. at the Redbird Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Missouri St. -3 was the opening favorite and current line is Missouri St. -4.

Missouri St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 28, Missouri St. is ranked #305 in offense (scoring an average of 66.67 per game), #27 in defense (allowing an average of 61.27 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-8 (9-6 ATS) this season.

Illinois St. Highlights

Illinois St. Redbirds has a power ranking of 136 and are #312 for offense (scoring an average of 66.25 per game), #185 for defense (giving up an average of 61.27 points per game) and 7-10 (6-11 ATS) overall. Missouri St. went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Illinois St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be MOST 59.75, ILLST 67.75. 67% of SportsJaw players predict Illinois St. Redbirds to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Missouri State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bears 69 to Redbirds 76.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bears 69 to Redbirds 76.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Missouri St. Bears-147 → -185Moved
  • Moneyline · Illinois St. Redbirds+137 → +155Moved
  • Spread · Missouri St. Bears-3 (-110) → -4 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Illinois St. Redbirds+3 (-110) → +4 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over126.5 (-110) → 127.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under126.5 (-110) → 127.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Missouri St. Bears
9-6 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Illinois St. Redbirds
6-9 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-11T22:05:35.725Z). 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

  • 2022-01-19Illinois St. Redbirds 63 · Missouri St. Bears 88
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Illinois St. Redbirds defeated Missouri St. Bears 76-66

Illinois St. Redbirds defeated Missouri St. Bears 76-66 on January 11, 2023, a 10-point decision in the series. Illinois St. Redbirds' strongest period was the overtime, when it outscored its opponent 15-5. Against SportsJaw's recorded Missouri St. Bears -4 (-110) spread, Illinois St. Redbirds covered, while the 142 combined points finished over the recorded total of 127.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Illinois St. Redbirds +4 (-110)Win