SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Morehead State Eagles Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Morehead State Eagles

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: Ellis T. Johnson Arena in Morehead, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Morehead State Eagles (11-10) will take on the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (13-8) at Ellis T. Johnson Arena on Thursday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars took the court against Tennessee Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 62-58 in their last game. SIU Edwardsville ended the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and buried 4 of their 17 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Cougars made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding getting rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 9 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing the defense, SIU Edwardsville allowed their opponent to shoot 37.9% from the field on 22 of 58 shooting. Tennessee Tech earned 8 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. On top of that, Tennessee Tech collected 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Tennessee Tech finished the game at 73.3% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 15 attempts. They converted 3 of their 17 attempts from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 13 and Tennessee Tech finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Arnas Sakenis is a player who had an impact for this contest. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also snagged 12 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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SIU Edwardsville comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-8 so far this year. They have an average of 72.8 points per contest (271st in D-1) while connecting on 44.5% from the field. The Cougars are shooting 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (148 of 437) and 67.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, SIU Edwardsville is snagging 37.1 rebounds per game and has 282 assists on the campaign, which is 212th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game and as a team are committing 16.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Cougars are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are surrendering 29.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 20th in the country in PPG allowed (65.3). The Cougars defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.3% (468 of 1,190) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 27th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 219 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Morehead State Eagles got the victory with a final of 73-68 against Eastern Illinois. Regarding rebounding, Morehead State allowed Eastern Illinois to snag 26 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 14 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Eagles permitted Eastern Illinois to make 21 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.2% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Eagles finished shooting 24 for 46 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.2%. In reference to three-point attempts, Morehead State knocked down 4 out of 8 attempts (50.0%). They were able to bury 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Eastern Illinois committed 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They turned it over 17 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Eagles were able to corral 17 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game.

Chase Dawson ended up being important for the Eagles for this contest. He buried 6 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound. He earned 18 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in the game.

Morehead State has a record of 11-10 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Eagles are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 128th in the nation. Morehead State has totaled 1,614 points on the year (76.9 per game) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.6 times per contest (158th in college) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. The Eagles have committed 17.6 fouls per game and they shoot 71.8% from the free throw line.

The Eagles are ranked 274th in college in PPG given up with 77.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (243rd in college). The Morehead State defense surrenders 35.3% from downtown (177 of 501) and opponents are converting on 69.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 15.8 dimes and 34.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 324th and 155th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SIU Edwardsville

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