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SIU-Edwardsville Cougars vs Western Illinois Leathernecks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: March 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM ET

Venue: LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall — Macomb, IL

Article updated Mar 2, 10:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars are traveling to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Western Hall stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 4:30pm EST. Western Illinois is the

Game outlook

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars are traveling to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Western Hall stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 4:30pm EST. Western Illinois is the betting favorite opening at -4 and the current line is Western Illinois -3.5.

Cougars vs Leathernecks Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Leathernecks to win today's game by 2 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go under 140.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: SIU-Edwardsville 67 to Western Illinois 69

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the spread (52%)

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

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SIUE 66.75, W.ILL 73.75.

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

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SIU-Edwardsville Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 97, SIU-Edwardsville is ranked #232 in offense (scoring an average of 72.13 per game), #119 in defense (allowing an average of 70.10 points to be scored against them per game) and are 16-14 (10-14-3 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Cougars hit an average of 42.84% of their field goals (ranked #279) and 71.84% of their free throws (ranked #185) and makes an average of 33.94% of their three pointers ranked #184 in the NCAAB). They average 35.20 rebounds per game (ranked # 195) and average 11.67 offensive assists and 10.63 turnovers per game (ranked # 296 and 78 respectively).

Defensively speaking, SIU-Edwardsville allows an average of 43.45% field goals (ranked #169) and 72.76% free throws (ranked #248 in the NCAAB) The Cougars allow an average of 36.38% of the three pointers (ranked #334) and averages 34.70 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.70) Finally, the Cougars average 12.80 defensive assists and 12.47 turnovers per game (ranked # 176 and 135 respectively).

Western Illinois Key Betting Stats

Western Illinois Leathernecks has a power ranking of 240 and are #294 for offense (scoring an average of 69.24 per game), #27 for defense (giving up an average of 65.34 points per game) and 19-11 (13-12-1 ATS) overall. SIU-Edwardsville went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Illinois.

For offense, the Leathernecks hit an average of 43.21% of their field goals (ranked #267) and 62.12% of their free throws (ranked #359) and makes an average of 32.46% of their three pointers (ranked #260 in the NCAAB). They average 42.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 5) and average 12.83 offensive assists and 13.21 turnovers per game (ranked # 207) and 300 respectively).

On defense, Western Illinois allows an average of 40.71% field goals (ranked #31) and 72.20% free throws (ranked #212 in the NCAAB) The Leathernecks allow an average of 29.19% of the three pointers (ranked #11) and averages 33.38 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.38) Finally, the Leathernecks average 10.41 defensive assists and 10.31 turnovers per game (ranked # 18 and 316 respectively).

Betting Summary

SIU-Edwardsville has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go under 140.5 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.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars+153 → +150Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks-184 → -175Moved
  • Spread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars+4 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks-4 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over138.5 (-110) → 140.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under138.5 (-110) → 140.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
19-13 matchup record · 2-7-1 ATS · 8-2-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-26 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-03T03:35:26.060Z). 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 Western Illinois Leathernecks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-12-31Western Illinois Leathernecks 78 · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 70
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 76-65

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated SIU-Edwardsville Cougars 76-65 on March 2, 2024, a 11-point decision in the series. Western Illinois Leathernecks' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 40-34. Against SportsJaw's recorded SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +3.5 (-110) spread, Western Illinois Leathernecks covered, while the 141 combined points finished over the recorded total of 140.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Under 138 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · SIU-Edwardsville Cougars +3.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138 (-110)Win