Southern Illinois Salukis vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 2/9/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Monday, February 9, 2026

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (10-13) are on their way to Hulman Center on Monday where they will go up against the Indiana State Sycamores (10-14).

The Southern Illinois Salukis faced off with Illinois State and earned the victory with a final of 54-50 in their last game. Southern Illinois wrapped up the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (21 out of 52) and made 1 of 11 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Salukis made 11 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to the defense, Southern Illinois allowed the other team to shoot 31.7% from the field on 19 out of 60 shooting. Illinois State distributed 13 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Illinois State pulled down 31 boards (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Illinois State walked away from this one shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of 10 tries. They also knocked down 6 of their 22 shots from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Salukis finished with 18 and Illinois State totaled 16 personal fouls.

Quel'Ron House is one player who came through for the contest. He was able to score 22 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 56.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Southern Illinois will play this game with a record of 10-13 on the year. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Southern Illinois is collecting 38.0 boards per contest and has accumulated 317 assists so far this year, which is 219th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Salukis are shooting 28.4% on three-point attempts (110 of 388) and 66.3% from the charity stripe. They average 73.7 points per outing (246th in college) while hitting 46.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Salukis are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They rank 161st in the nation in giving up assists with 303 relinquished for the season. The Salukis defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (572 of 1,365) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 29.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 105th in college in points per game allowed (71.0).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana State Sycamores walked away with a victory by a final of 84-63 against Evansville. The Sycamores snagged 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. Evansville committed 11 fouls for this contest which got the Sycamores to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 55.6%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Indiana State converted 13 out of their 27 tries (48.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Sycamores walked away from this one shooting 33 for 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.0%. The Sycamores permitted Evansville to bury 23 of 54 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.6% for the matchup. They finished 27.3% from three-point range by going 6 out of 22 and finished the contest at 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). In the matter of rebounds, Indiana State allowed Evansville to get 28 overall (9 offensive).

Enel St. Bernard ended up being a factor for the Sycamores for the game. He converted 8 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 23 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Indiana State has a win-loss record of 10-14 this season. As an offense, the Sycamores are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which ranks them 93rd in D-1. Indiana State has earned 1,816 points on the year (75.7 per contest) and they grab 35.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.0 times per contest (20th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. The Sycamores are committing 16.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.4% from the charity stripe.

The Sycamores defensively are ranked 212th in college in PPG given up with 74.7. They have forced 10.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (196th in college). The Indiana State defense concedes 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (165 of 519) and opponents are making 69.4% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.7 dimes and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which is 56th and 287th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Illinois

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