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Eastern Illinois vs SIU-Edwardsville Predictions & Stats

Game time: December 29, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center — Edwardsville, IL

Article updated Dec 29, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Eastern Illinois Panthers are traveling to play the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the First Community Arena stadium on Friday, 12/29/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville is

Game outlook

The Eastern Illinois Panthers are traveling to play the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the First Community Arena stadium on Friday, 12/29/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville is the betting favorite opening at -9 and the current line is SIU-Edwardsville -8.

Panthers vs Cougars Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Cougars to win tonight's game by 7 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Eastern Illinois Panthers to cover the 8 point spread and the total to go over 134 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Eastern Illinois 68 to SIU-Edwardsville 75

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Eastern Illinois Panthers to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that SIU-Edwardsville will win straight-up is 80%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be E.ILL 59, SIUE 75.

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

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Eastern Illinois Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 253, Eastern Illinois is ranked #257 in offense (scoring an average of 71.64 per game), #61 in defense (allowing an average of 65.73 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-7 (4-5 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Panthers hit an average of 44.25% of their field goals (ranked #212) and 72.22% of their free throws (ranked #144) and makes an average of 34.43% of their three pointers ranked #144 in the NCAAB). They average 37.36 rebounds per game (ranked # 148) and average 14.27 offensive assists and 12.36 turnovers per game (ranked # 132 and 185 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Eastern Illinois allows an average of 43.44% field goals (ranked #211) and 72.04% free throws (ranked #241 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 33.76% of the three pointers (ranked #238) and averages 32.45 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.45) Finally, the Panthers average 13.82 defensive assists and 15.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 269 and 57 respectively).

SIU-Edwardsville Key Betting Stats

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars has a power ranking of 332 and are #233 for offense (scoring an average of 72.92 per game), #132 for defense (giving up an average of 69.08 points per game) and 7-6 (5-3-2 ATS) overall. Eastern Illinois went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against SIU-Edwardsville.

For offense, the Cougars hit an average of 45.12% of their field goals (ranked #165) and 69.71% of their free throws (ranked #230) and makes an average of 36.71% of their three pointers (ranked #64 in the NCAAB). They average 34.83 rebounds per game (ranked # 251) and average 12.25 offensive assists and 9.92 turnovers per game (ranked # 270) and 32 respectively).

On defense, SIU-Edwardsville allows an average of 42.54% field goals (ranked #172) and 73.02% free throws (ranked #281 in the NCAAB) The Cougars allow an average of 36.43% of the three pointers (ranked #329) and averages 33.33 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.33) Finally, the Cougars average 12.83 defensive assists and 11.25 turnovers per game (ranked # 194 and 299 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Eastern Illinois Panthers to cover the 8 point spread and the total to go over 134 points.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Eastern Illinois Panthers+320 → +320Unchanged
  • Moneyline · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars-420 → -403Moved
  • Spread · Eastern Illinois Panthers+9 (-110) → +8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars-9 (-110) → -8.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over136 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under136 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Eastern Illinois Panthers
1-5 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
3-6 matchup record · 4-4-2 ATS · 6-3-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-29T06:35:32.561Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-11Eastern Illinois Panthers 84 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 73
  • 2023-01-12SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 80 · Eastern Illinois Panthers 62
Final result

Matchup pick recap

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated Eastern Illinois Panthers 67-58

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated Eastern Illinois Panthers 67-58 on December 29, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. SIU-Edwardsville Cougars' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 33-27. Against SportsJaw's recorded Eastern Illinois Panthers +8.5 (-110) spread, SIU-Edwardsville Cougars covered, while the 125 combined points finished under the recorded total of 134.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • AveragejoeTotal · Over 136 (-110)Loss
  • DrpaulSpread · Eastern Illinois Panthers +9 (-110)Push
  • MaddogSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars -9 (-110)Push
  • 1707662905Total · Under 136 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Eastern Illinois Panthers +8 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 134 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Eastern Illinois Panthers +8 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 134 (-110)Loss