SIU-Edwardsville Cougars vs Eastern Illinois Panthers Betting Picks & Predictions
SIU-Edwardsville is on the road playing Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/12/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville -7.5 was the opening favorite and
Game outlook
SIU-Edwardsville is on the road playing Eastern Illinois at the Lantz Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/12/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville -7.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and SIU Edwardsville Cougars meet in college basketball action at Lantz Arena on Thursday. This year, SIU Edwardsville is 12-5 overall. In their last game, the Cougars defeated Southern Indiana. Following a loss to Morehead State on Saturday,
Edwards statistics
By halftime of the Southern Indiana game on Saturday, the Cougars led 35-29. From there, SIU Edwardsville scored 34 points in a row to win 69-62. As a team leader, Damarco Minor scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Eastern Illinois was 3-9 after 12 games this year, beating only SMWC, Blackburn, and IUPUI. With wins over Iowa, Lindenwood, and Southern Indiana, the Panthers are 3-2 in their last five games.
Eastern Statistics
Eastern Illinois is 6-11. In the first 12 games of this season, SIU Edwardsville was 8-4, losing to Fort Wayne, Missouri, Bradley, and Illinois State. Saint Louis, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee State, and Southern Indiana have all beaten the Cougars since then. In the first half of Saturday's game a gainst Morehead State, the Cougars were outscored 38-20. Although Eastern Illinois had a strong second half, it lost 69-59 despite a 39-31 run. The team was led by Kinyon Hodges, who scored 12 points and dished out three assists.