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Drake Bulldogs vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Picks & Predictions

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

Venue: Banterra Center — Carbondale, IL

Article updated Jan 3, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Drake is on the road playing Southern Illinois at the Banterra Center stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Southern Illinois 0 was the opening favorite and current

Game outlook

Drake is on the road playing Southern Illinois at the Banterra Center stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. Southern Illinois 0 was the opening favorite and current line is Southern Illinois -1.

Drake Highlights

With a power ranking of 237, Drake is ranked #129 in offense (scoring an average of 75.21 per game), #83 in defense (allowing an average of 64.86 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-4 (4-9-1 ATS) this season.

Southern Illinois Highlights

Southern Illinois Salukis has a power ranking of 119 and are #271 for offense (scoring an average of 68.50 per game), #35 for defense (giving up an average of 64.86 points per game) and 11-4 (5-8-1 ATS) overall. Drake went 0-3 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Illinois.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be DRAKE 64.25, S.ILL 62.25. 51% 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: Bulldogs 67 to Salukis 84.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bulldogs 67 to Salukis 84.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Drake Bulldogs+103 → -103Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Illinois Salukis-113 → -115Moved
  • Spread · Drake Bulldogs0 (-110) → +1 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Illinois Salukis0 (-110) → -1 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over128 (-110) → 126.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under128 (-110) → 126.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Drake Bulldogs
14-20 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Illinois Salukis
16-16 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-04T03:14:43.564Z). 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

  • 2022-03-04Southern Illinois Salukis 52 · Drake Bulldogs 65
  • 2022-02-26Southern Illinois Salukis 60 · Drake Bulldogs 62
  • 2022-01-17Drake Bulldogs 60 · Southern Illinois Salukis 59
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated Drake Bulldogs 53-49

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated Drake Bulldogs 53-49 on January 4, 2023, a 4-point decision in the series. Southern Illinois Salukis' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 26-19. Against SportsJaw's recorded Drake Bulldogs +1 (-110) spread, Southern Illinois Salukis covered, while the 102 combined points finished under the recorded total of 126.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -1 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 127.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -1 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 127.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -1 (-110)Win
  • Teddy718Total · Under 126.5 (-110)Win