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St. Louis Billikens vs Southern Illinois Salukis Prediction

Game time: December 2, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET

Venue: Banterra Center — Carbondale, IL

Article updated Dec 2, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The St. Louis Billikens are on the road playing the Southern Illinois Salukis at the Banterra Center stadium on Saturday, 12/2/2023 @ 3:30pm EST. Southern Illinois is the

Game outlook

The St. Louis Billikens are on the road playing the Southern Illinois Salukis at the Banterra Center stadium on Saturday, 12/2/2023 @ 3:30pm EST. Southern Illinois is the betting favorite opening at -6 and the line hasn't moved.

Billikens vs Salukis Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Billikens to win today's game by 3 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the St. Louis Billikens to cover the 6 point spread and the total to go over 138 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: St. Louis 75 to Southern Illinois 72

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Louis Billikens and Southern Illinois Salukis, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw users predict St. Louis Billikens to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Illinois will win straight-up is 71%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be STL 63, S.ILL 75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Southern Illinois will win, saint louis will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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St. Louis Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 211, St. Louis is ranked #140 in offense (scoring an average of 77.00 per game), #185 in defense (allowing an average of 71.43 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-3 (3-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Billikens hit an average of 42.93% of their field goals (ranked #241) and 72.28% of their free throws (ranked #139) and makes an average of 38.03% of their three pointers ranked #49 in the NCAAB). They average 35.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 254) and average 11.71 offensive assists and 9.57 turnovers per game (ranked # 263 and 28 respectively).

Defensively speaking, St. Louis allows an average of 41.84% field goals (ranked #152) and 70.97% free throws (ranked #206 in the NCAAB) The Billikens allow an average of 29.09% of the three pointers (ranked #87) and averages 41.14 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 41.14) Finally, the Billikens average 11.14 defensive assists and 13.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 102 and 122 respectively).

Southern Illinois Key Betting Stats

Southern Illinois Salukis has a power ranking of 60 and are #71 for offense (scoring an average of 81.40 per game), #43 for defense (giving up an average of 63.20 points per game) and 4-2 (3-1-1 ATS) overall. St. Louis went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Illinois.

For offense, the Salukis hit an average of 47.83% of their field goals (ranked #69) and 72.44% of their free throws (ranked #135) and makes an average of 39.53% of their three pointers (ranked #22 in the NCAAB). They average 35.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 256) and average 16.20 offensive assists and 10.20 turnovers per game (ranked # 61) and 51 respectively).

On defense, Southern Illinois allows an average of 42.11% field goals (ranked #165) and 67.59% free throws (ranked #86 in the NCAAB) The Salukis allow an average of 25.33% of the three pointers (ranked #20) and averages 31.20 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 31.20) Finally, the Salukis average 8.60 defensive assists and 13.40 turnovers per game (ranked # 12 and 148 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the St. Louis Billikens to cover the 6 point spread and the total to go over 138 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · St. Louis Billikens+230 → +210Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Illinois Salukis-300 → -250Moved
  • Spread · St. Louis Billikens+6 (-110) → +6 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Southern Illinois Salukis-6 (-110) → -6 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over140.5 (-110) → 138 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under140.5 (-110) → 138 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

St. Louis Billikens
4-3 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Illinois Salukis
1-2 matchup record · 3-6-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-02T06:35:38.900Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the St. Louis Billikens and Southern Illinois Salukis, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-12-03Southern Illinois Salukis 72 · St. Louis Billikens 85
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated St. Louis Billikens 101-62

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated St. Louis Billikens 101-62 on December 2, 2023, a 39-point decision in the series. Southern Illinois Salukis' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 59-35. Against SportsJaw's recorded St. Louis Billikens +6 (-110) spread, Southern Illinois Salukis covered, while the 163 combined points finished over the recorded total of 138.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · St. Louis Billikens +6 (-110)Loss
  • RcollinsSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis -6 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · St. Louis Billikens +6 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · St. Louis Billikens +6 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 137.5 (-110)Win