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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Southern Indiana Predictions February 8, 2024

Game time: February 8, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: Screaming Eagles Arena — Evansville, IN

Article updated Feb 8, 6:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Eastern Illinois Panthers are on the road playing the Southern Indiana at the Screaming Eagles Arena stadium on Thursday, 2/8/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Southern Indiana is the

Game outlook

The Eastern Illinois Panthers are on the road playing the Southern Indiana at the Screaming Eagles Arena stadium on Thursday, 2/8/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Southern Indiana is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Southern Indiana -4.

Panthers vs Screaming Eagles Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Panthers to win tonight's game by 4 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Eastern Illinois Panthers to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go over 134.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Eastern Illinois 70 to Southern Indiana 66

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw players predict Southern Indiana to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Southern Indiana will win straight-up is 64%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be E.ILL 63.25, USI 71.25.

OddsShark 's prediction is Eastern Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Eastern Illinois Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 287, Eastern Illinois is ranked #309 in offense (scoring an average of 68.57 per game), #98 in defense (allowing an average of 68.48 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-13 (8-11 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Panthers hit an average of 42.44% of their field goals (ranked #294) and 73.13% of their free throws (ranked #112) and makes an average of 32.80% of their three pointers ranked #235 in the NCAAB). They average 34.62 rebounds per game (ranked # 242) and average 13.43 offensive assists and 10.90 turnovers per game (ranked # 161 and 87 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Eastern Illinois allows an average of 45.38% field goals (ranked #289) and 72.89% free throws (ranked #268 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 36.14% of the three pointers (ranked #323) and averages 34.24 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.24) Finally, the Panthers average 13.95 defensive assists and 14.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 279 and 42 respectively).

Southern Indiana Key Betting Stats

Southern Indiana has a power ranking of 209 and are #322 for offense (scoring an average of 67.59 per game), #180 for defense (giving up an average of 71.86 points per game) and 6-17 (10-10 ATS) overall. Eastern Illinois went 1-1 (0-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Indiana.

For offense, the Screaming Eagles hit an average of 40.58% of their field goals (ranked #335) and 73.88% of their free throws (ranked #85) and makes an average of 32.14% of their three pointers (ranked #263 in the NCAAB). They average 36.64 rebounds per game (ranked # 138) and average 11.82 offensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 293) and 323 respectively).

On defense, Southern Indiana allows an average of 42.14% field goals (ranked #102) and 71.43% free throws (ranked #194 in the NCAAB) The Screaming Eagles allow an average of 32.97% of the three pointers (ranked #155) and averages 35.14 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.14) Finally, the Screaming Eagles average 12.09 defensive assists and 12.09 turnovers per game (ranked # 119 and 205 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Eastern Illinois Panthers to cover the 4 point spread and the total to go over 134.5 points.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Panthers vs Southern Indiana archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Eastern Illinois Panthers+135 → +170Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Indiana-160 → -198Moved
  • Spread · Eastern Illinois Panthers+3 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Southern Indiana-3 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134.5 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under134.5 (-110) → 134 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Eastern Illinois Panthers
13-20 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Indiana
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-08T11:35:51.008Z). 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 Southern Indiana, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-20Eastern Illinois Panthers 78 · Lindenwood 68
  • 2023-02-02Eastern Illinois Panthers 67 · Lindenwood 80
  • 2023-01-26Eastern Illinois Panthers 74 · Southern Indiana 78
  • 2022-12-31Southern Indiana 80 · Eastern Illinois Panthers 91
  • 2022-12-29Lindenwood 54 · Eastern Illinois Panthers 55
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated Southern Indiana 81-71

Eastern Illinois Panthers defeated Southern Indiana 81-71 on February 8, 2024, a 10-point decision in the series. Eastern Illinois Panthers' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 50-44. Against SportsJaw's recorded Eastern Illinois Panthers +4.5 (-110) spread, Eastern Illinois Panthers covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 134.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • TweiskoffSpread · Southern Indiana -4 (-110)Loss
  • SimonsaysSpread · Eastern Illinois Panthers +4 (-110)Win
  • BluedevilTotal · Under 134.5 (-110)Loss