SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Friday, November 13, 2026

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the site where the Duke Blue Devils (2-1) will meet the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (2-2) on Friday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars played Missouri and took a loss by a score of 96-58 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 21 and Missouri accounted for 17 fouls. They also made 12 of their 23 tries from distance. Missouri finished the game at 81.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 27 tries. On top of that, Missouri snagged 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Missouri distributed 23 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. When discussing defending, SIU Edwardsville allowed 58.5% from the field on 31 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 27 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cougars buried 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. SIU Edwardsville wrapped up the contest with a 41.1% FG percentage (23 out of 56) and made 3 of 18 3-point attempts.

Dehrio McCaskill is one player who was a contributor for this game. He ended up going 62.5% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 26 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 11 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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SIU Edwardsville heads into this one with a mark of 2-2 for the season. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, SIU Edwardsville is grabbing 35.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 62 dimes so far this season, which is 48th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Cougars are connecting on 27.8% on 3-pointers (20 of 72) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. They average 77.8 points per game (203rd in D-1) on 49.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cougars are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.5 fouls. They are 306th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 53 surrendered on the year. The Cougars defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (90 of 207) and they concede 30.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 33.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 142nd in the country in points per game from their opponents (68.5).

The last time they took the court, the Duke Blue Devils took a loss by a final score of 79-73 against Michigan State. The Blue Devils collected 21 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. Michigan State committed 25 personal fouls for the contest which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They were able to make 26 of those for a clip of 70.3%. With respect to three-point attempts, Duke knocked down 7 of their 29 attempts (24.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Devils shot 20 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3%. The Blue Devils allowed Michigan State to knock down 25 out of 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 44.6% for the game. They went 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 20 and finished the contest at 22 of 28 from the free throw line (78.6%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Duke permitted Michigan State to collect 37 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

John Blackwell pitched in for the Blue Devils for this game. He knocked down 6 of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He had 17 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 2-1 this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Devils are hitting on 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 117th in college. Duke has totaled 270 points on the campaign (90.0 per game) and they grab 43.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 19.3 times per contest (46th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Blue Devils commit 19.0 personal fouls every game and they go 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Duke defense concedes 26.4% on 3-point shots (19 of 72) and their opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.3 assists and 31.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks 111th and 77th in those categories on the defensive end. The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 41st in the nation in PPG surrendered with 60.3. They have forced 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 36.3% from the field (51st in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SIU Edwardsville

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