Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Southern Illinois Salukis Prediction, 12/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Southern Illinois Salukis

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: Banterra Center in Carbondale, IL

TV: ESPN+

Banterra Center is the location where the Southern Illinois Salukis (3-6) will take on the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (4-4) on Saturday.

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles played East-West and went home with a win by a final score of 104-46 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Screaming Eagles ended up finishing with 10 while East-West accounted for 15 personal fouls. They also made 2 out of their 20 attempts from distance. East-West finished 46.2% from the charity stripe by making 6 of their 13 shots. In addition, East-West grabbed 31 boards (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. East-West earned 8 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When discussing the defense, Southern Indiana allowed the other team to go 27.5% from the floor on 19 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 28 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Screaming Eagles buried 10 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Southern Indiana finished the contest having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (40 of 77) and converted 14 of their 37 three-point shots.

Stephen Olowoniyi is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He recorded 17 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He played for 17 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Southern Indiana comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-4 so far this year. They average 79.8 pts per contest (106th in D-1) while hitting 47.2% from the floor. The Screaming Eagles are hitting 40.1% on 3-point shots (65 of 162) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern Indiana is snagging 37.3 boards per contest and has earned 105 assists so far this season, which ranks 259th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Screaming Eagles are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They surrender 30.8% from beyond the arc and they are 274th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.0). The Screaming Eagles defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (205 of 485) and they relinquish 35.9 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 61st in the country in giving up assists with 88 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Southern Illinois Salukis took a loss by a score of 83-60 when they faced Bradley. The Salukis collected 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Bradley was called for 12 fouls in this contest which got the Salukis to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 62.5%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Southern Illinois made 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Salukis finished the game shooting 23 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4%. The Salukis permitted Bradley to bury 31 out of their 61 tries from the field which had them at 50.8% in this game. They wrapped up this game 63.6% from three-point range by hitting 14 out of 22 and ended up shooting 7 out of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). When talking about attacking the glass, Southern Illinois allowed Bradley to collect 24 in all (5 offensive).

Kennard Davis was important for the Salukis for this game. He earned 15 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Southern Illinois has a win-loss mark of 3-6 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Salukis are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which ranks them 186th in the country. Southern Illinois has tallied 673 pts for the year (74.8 per game) and they collect 39.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per contest (103rd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.3 times per game. The Salukis have committed 16.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.5% from the charity stripe.

The Salukis defensively are ranked 274th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 75.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (158th in the country). The Southern Illinois defense gives up 35.5% on shots from 3-point land (78 of 220) and their opponents are making 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.0 dimes and 36.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 257th and 251st in college basketball.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Indiana

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