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  3. Indiana St. Sycamores vs Illinois St. Redbirds
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Indiana St. Sycamores vs Illinois St. Redbirds Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 4, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Redbird Arena — Normal, IL

Article updated Jan 3, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Indiana St. is on the road playing Illinois St. at the Redbird Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Indiana St. -6 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

Indiana St. is on the road playing Illinois St. at the Redbird Arena stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Indiana St. -6 was the opening favorite and current line is Indiana St. -5.5.

Indiana St. Highlights

With a power ranking of 128, Indiana St. is ranked #21 in offense (scoring an average of 82.14 per game), #241 in defense (allowing an average of 71.50 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-4 (8-6 ATS) this season.

Illinois St. Highlights

Illinois St. Redbirds has a power ranking of 168 and are #315 for offense (scoring an average of 66.20 per game), #165 for defense (giving up an average of 71.50 points per game) and 6-9 (5-10 ATS) overall. Indiana St. went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Illinois St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be INDST 65.5, ILLST 76.5. The SportsJaw community predicts Indiana St. Sycamores to cover (51%) OddsShark predicts Indiana State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Sycamores 84 to Redbirds 66.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Sycamores 84 to Redbirds 66.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Indiana St. Sycamores-240 → -250Moved
  • Moneyline · Illinois St. Redbirds+220 → +210Moved
  • Spread · Indiana St. Sycamores-6 (-110) → -5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Illinois St. Redbirds+6 (-110) → +5.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over142 (-110) → 142 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Under142 (-110) → 142 (-110)Unchanged

ATS and O/U trends

Indiana St. Sycamores
11-21 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Illinois St. Redbirds
23-13 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-04T03:14:41.415Z). 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

  • 2022-03-03Indiana St. Sycamores 53 · Illinois St. Redbirds 58
  • 2022-02-26Indiana St. Sycamores 66 · Illinois St. Redbirds 86
  • 2022-02-12Illinois St. Redbirds 57 · Indiana St. Sycamores 60
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Indiana St. Sycamores defeated Illinois St. Redbirds 76-67

Indiana St. Sycamores defeated Illinois St. Redbirds 76-67 on January 4, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. Indiana St. Sycamores' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 47-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded Indiana St. Sycamores -5.5 (-110) spread, Indiana St. Sycamores covered, while the 143 combined points finished over the recorded total of 142.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • Teddy718Spread · Indiana St. Sycamores -6.5 (-110)Win
  • HopkinspicksSpread · Illinois St. Redbirds +6.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · Indiana St. Sycamores -7 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 144 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Indiana St. Sycamores -7 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 144 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Illinois St. Redbirds +7 (-110)Loss