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Southern Indiana vs SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Predictions March 1, 2023

Game time: March 1, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET

Venue: Ford Center — Evansville, IN

Article updated Mar 1, 8:14 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Southern Indiana are traveling to play the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the Ford Center stadium on Wednesday, 3/1/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville is the betting

Game outlook

The Southern Indiana are traveling to play the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars at the Ford Center stadium on Wednesday, 3/1/2023 @ 10:00pm EST. SIU-Edwardsville is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the line hasn't moved.

Screaming Eagles vs Cougars Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and 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 SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 2 point spread and the total to go over 150.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Southern Indiana 78 to SIU-Edwardsville 85

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Southern Indiana to cover the spread (51%)

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

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be USI 73.25, SIUE 77.25.

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

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Southern Indiana Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 95, Southern Indiana is ranked #64 in offense (scoring an average of 76.70 per game), #292 in defense (allowing an average of 74.03 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-15 (10-17-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Screaming Eagles hit an average of 44.05% of their field goals (ranked #216) and 67.06% of their free throws (ranked #318) and makes an average of 38.40% of their three pointers ranked #15 in the NCAAB). They average 38.60 rebounds per game (ranked # 22) and average 13.27 offensive assists and 13.57 turnovers per game (ranked # 167 and 280 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Southern Indiana allows an average of 43.70% field goals (ranked #182) and 72.41% free throws (ranked #235 in the NCAAB) The Screaming Eagles allow an average of 34.87% of the three pointers (ranked #259) and averages 33.93 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.93) Finally, the Screaming Eagles average 12.33 defensive assists and 12.93 turnovers per game (ranked # 152 and 155 respectively).

SIU-Edwardsville Key Betting Stats

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars has a power ranking of 196 and are #121 for offense (scoring an average of 74.23 per game), #225 for defense (giving up an average of 71.33 points per game) and 18-13 (14-14 ATS) overall. Southern Indiana went 1-1 (1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against SIU-Edwardsville.

For offense, the Cougars hit an average of 43.30% of their field goals (ranked #258) and 73.50% of their free throws (ranked #111) and makes an average of 32.15% of their three pointers (ranked #288 in the NCAAB). They average 36.60 rebounds per game (ranked # 89) and average 12.27 offensive assists and 12.90 turnovers per game (ranked # 255) and 218 respectively).

On defense, SIU-Edwardsville allows an average of 43.05% field goals (ranked #136) and 72.38% free throws (ranked #231 in the NCAAB) The Cougars allow an average of 33.92% of the three pointers (ranked #190) and averages 35.37 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.37) Finally, the Cougars average 11.83 defensive assists and 14.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 115 and 92 respectively).

Betting Summary

SIU-Edwardsville 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 150.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Southern Indiana vs Cougars 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 · Southern Indiana+108 → +110Moved
  • Moneyline · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars-118 → -130Moved
  • Spread · Southern Indiana+2 (-110) → +2 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars-2 (-110) → -2 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over153 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under153 (-110) → 150.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Indiana
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file
SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
19-13 matchup record · 2-8-0 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-03-01T13:14:34.000Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-09SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 63 · Lindenwood 58
  • 2023-01-21Southern Indiana 82 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 72
  • 2023-01-14Lindenwood 58 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 68
  • 2023-01-07SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 69 · Southern Indiana 62
  • 2017-02-04Jacksonville St. 72 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 61
Final result

Matchup pick recap

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated Southern Indiana 68-54

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars defeated Southern Indiana 68-54 on March 1, 2023, a 14-point decision in the series. SIU-Edwardsville Cougars' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 39-24. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Indiana +2 (-110) spread, SIU-Edwardsville Cougars covered, while the 122 combined points finished under the recorded total of 150.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • AliencreationSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars -1.5 (-110)Win
  • AliencreationMoneyline · Southern Indiana +115Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 152 (-110)Win
  • DemarcusBryantTotal · Under 152 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Southern Indiana +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Indiana +1.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 151.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars -1.5 (-110)Win