Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 12/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (5-4) will compete against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-5) at Hulman Center on Sunday.

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles played Western Michigan and went home with a loss by a final score of 88-74 in their last contest. Southern Indiana wrapped up the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and knocked down 10 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Screaming Eagles buried 18 of their 36 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 8 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to defending, Southern Indiana let their opponent shoot 54.7% from the field on 35 of 64 shooting. Western Michigan doled out 18 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Western Michigan snagged 40 rebounds (5 offensive, 35 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Western Michigan finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 12 tries. They also converted 10 of their 23 shots from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Screaming Eagles ended up with 17 while Western Michigan finished the game with 24 fouls.

Cardell Bailey is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He left the arena with 26 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played 31 mins and collected 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Southern Indiana will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 3-5 on the campaign. They are averaging 76.0 points per contest (218th in D-1) while hitting 40.9% from the floor. The Screaming Eagles are hitting 29.9% on 3-point shots (69 of 231) and 64.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Southern Indiana is grabbing 41.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 107 assists on the campaign, which is 246th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 fouls per game.

On defense, the Screaming Eagles are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 29.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 246th in the nation in points per game allowed (76.5). The Screaming Eagles defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.7% (209 of 514) and they surrender 43.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 84th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana State Sycamores got the victory with a final of 99-57 when they faced Eureka. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Indiana State permitted Eureka to collect 21 in all (2 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 36.0% from 3-point land by hitting 9 of 25 and finished the contest at 4 out of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Sycamores permitted Eureka to make 22 out of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.1% in this game. Overall, the Sycamores went 38 out of 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.6%. When talking about shots from downtown, Indiana State made 14 of 32 tries (43.8%). They were able to convert 9 of them for a clip of 56.3%. Eureka was called for 11 personal fouls in this game which got the Sycamores to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Sycamores snagged 37 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 48 for the matchup.

Camp Wagner ended up being a factor for the Sycamores in this game. He converted 7 of 12 in the matchup for a rate of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 22 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Indiana State has a win-loss record of 5-4 this year. When it comes to offense, the Sycamores are hitting on 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 218th in the country. Indiana State has accounted for 682 pts for the campaign (75.8 per game) and they grab 37.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.0 times per game (67th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. The Sycamores commit 15.2 personal fouls every game and they go 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Sycamores on the defensive side of the court are 134th in college in PPG surrendered with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (152nd in college). The Indiana State defense surrenders 30.2% on 3-pointers (55 of 182) and opponents are converting on 63.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 37.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 58th and 300th in college.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana State and under the total points

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