Evansville Purple Aces vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (8-8) are welcoming the Evansville Purple Aces (4-13) at Hulman Center on Saturday.

The Evansville Purple Aces took the court against Murray State and ended up losing by a score of 79-69 in their last game. Evansville wrapped up the game having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 of 53) and knocked down 1 of their 12 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Purple Aces made 14 of 19 tries for a percentage of 73.7%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to the defense, Evansville allowed 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. Murray State doled out 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. Moreover, Murray State grabbed 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Murray State finished the game shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 27 attempts. They knocked down 7 of 25 shots from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Purple Aces walked away with 19 and Murray State recorded 20 fouls.

AJ Casey is a player who was a contributor for this game. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the contest at 76.9% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Evansville will enter this game with a record of 4-13 for the season. They are averaging 66.7 points per outing (342nd in college hoops) while going 41.8% from the field. The Purple Aces are connecting on 29.8% on three-point attempts (114 of 383) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Evansville is pulling in 33.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 224 dimes this year, which ranks 177th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Purple Aces have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They surrender 36.7% on 3-pointers while they are 167th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.8). The Purple Aces defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.0% (427 of 970) and they concede 35.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 265th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 225 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Indiana State Sycamores took a loss by a score of 74-72 when they faced Drake. With respect to rebounding, Indiana State allowed Drake to pull down 28 in total (9 offensive). They wrapped up this game 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 23 and ended up going 4 of 9 at the free throw line (44.4%). The Sycamores allowed Drake to convert 31 out of their 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 52.5% in this contest. In all, the Sycamores shot 23 out of 51 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Indiana State converted 10 out of 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 84.2%. Drake earned 18 fouls in the game which got the Sycamores to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Sycamores were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game.

Ian Scott was important for the Sycamores for the matchup. He buried 4 of 6 in the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 31 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in this matchup.

Indiana State has a win-loss record of 8-8 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sycamores are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 160th in Division 1. Indiana State has earned 1,212 points so far this year (75.8 per game) and they average 35.9 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.5 times per contest (46th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. The Sycamores commit 15.4 fouls every game and they hit 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Sycamores are ranked 198th in the country in points allowed per contest with 73.8. They are able to force 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (209th in Division 1). The Indiana State defense surrenders 30.7% from downtown (106 of 345) and opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.0 dimes and 37.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 74th and 307th in D-1.

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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