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SIU-Edwardsville vs Ball St. Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: December 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Worthen Arena — Muncie, IN

Article updated Dec 10, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars are traveling to play the Ball St. Cardinals at the John E. Worthen Arena stadium on Sunday, 12/10/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Ball St. is the betting

Game outlook

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars are traveling to play the Ball St. Cardinals at the John E. Worthen Arena stadium on Sunday, 12/10/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Ball St. is the betting favorite opening at -4 and the current line is Ball St. -2.

Cougars vs Cardinals Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cougars to win today's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 137.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: SIU-Edwardsville 77 to Ball St. 67

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars and Ball St. Cardinals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw predicts Ball St. Cardinals to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Ball St. will win straight-up is 57%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SIUE 66.75, BALL 70.75.

OddsShark predicts Southern Illinois-Edwardsville will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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SIU-Edwardsville Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 296, SIU-Edwardsville is ranked #277 in offense (scoring an average of 69.67 per game), #130 in defense (allowing an average of 69.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-4 (5-2-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Cougars hit an average of 44.14% of their field goals (ranked #202) and 70.91% of their free throws (ranked #178) and makes an average of 38.15% of their three pointers ranked #37 in the NCAAB). They average 33.44 rebounds per game (ranked # 295) and average 11.67 offensive assists and 10.78 turnovers per game (ranked # 272 and 71 respectively).

Defensively speaking, SIU-Edwardsville allows an average of 42.21% field goals (ranked #160) and 71.52% free throws (ranked #217 in the NCAAB) The Cougars allow an average of 35.38% of the three pointers (ranked #289) and averages 34.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.00) Finally, the Cougars average 12.78 defensive assists and 10.56 turnovers per game (ranked # 201 and 325 respectively).

Ball St. Key Betting Stats

Ball St. Cardinals has a power ranking of 150 and are #181 for offense (scoring an average of 74.57 per game), #72 for defense (giving up an average of 66.00 points per game) and 6-2 (5-2 ATS) overall. SIU-Edwardsville went 3-0 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Ball St..

For offense, the Cardinals hit an average of 46.56% of their field goals (ranked #103) and 70.55% of their free throws (ranked #196) and makes an average of 37.59% of their three pointers (ranked #54 in the NCAAB). They average 35.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 251) and average 13.29 offensive assists and 12.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 182) and 214 respectively).

On defense, Ball St. allows an average of 45.55% field goals (ranked #285) and 71.95% free throws (ranked #237 in the NCAAB) The Cardinals allow an average of 33.33% of the three pointers (ranked #219) and averages 30.43 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 30.43) Finally, the Cardinals average 12.86 defensive assists and 13.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 202 and 111 respectively).

Betting Summary

Ball St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 137.5 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars+155 → +115Moved
  • Moneyline · Ball St. Cardinals-190 → -135Moved
  • Spread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars+4 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Ball St. Cardinals-4 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under134 (-110) → 137.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
3-4 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Ball St. Cardinals
2-2 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-10T06:35:22.139Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars and Ball St. Cardinals, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Ball St. Cardinals defeated SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 83-71

Ball St. Cardinals defeated SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 83-71 on December 10, 2023, a 12-point decision in the series. Ball St. Cardinals' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 41-33. Against SportsJaw's recorded SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +2 (-110) spread, Ball St. Cardinals covered, while the 154 combined points finished over the recorded total of 137.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BrycetSpread · Ball St. Cardinals -3.5 (-110)Win
  • PurplebloodSpread · Ball St. Cardinals -3.5 (-110)Win
  • Novacek84Spread · Ball St. Cardinals -3.5 (-110)Win
  • BadmanTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Win
  • DerekFisherTotal · Under 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • Kentc_Total · Under 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Ball St. Cardinals -3.5 (-110)Win
  • JeffjacksonSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +3 (-110)Loss
  • PremierPicksSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +3 (-110)Loss
  • RcollinsSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +2.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Win
  • DpxsportsTotal · Over 137 (-110)Win
  • Kentc_
Spread · Ball St. Cardinals -2 (-110)
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