Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Evansville Purple Aces Prediction, 11/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Evansville Purple Aces

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Ford Center in Evansville, IN

TV: ESPN+

Ford Center is the location where the Evansville Purple Aces (1-0) will try to beat the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1-1) on Saturday.

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles played SMWC and notched a win by a score of 112-42 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Screaming Eagles finished with 10 and SMWC recorded 13 personal fouls. They also buried 3 of 21 shots from beyond the arc. SMWC walked away from this one shooting 30.0% when shooting free throws by making 3 of 10 attempts. Additionally, SMWC collected 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SMWC doled out 4 assists and had 2 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, Southern Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 29.0% from the field on 18 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup while creating 20 turnovers and earning 16 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 47 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Screaming Eagles buried 11 of 15 shots for a percentage of 73.3%. Southern Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (45 out of 86) and buried 11 of their 35 3-pointers.

LA Hayes is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He played 25 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up with 21 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Southern Indiana heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 1-1 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Southern Indiana is grabbing 49.5 boards per game and has earned 28 assists on the year, which ranks 83rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Screaming Eagles are shooting 26.8% on shots from distance (15 of 56) and 61.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 83.0 points per contest (156th in the country) while connecting on 44.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Screaming Eagles are forcing their opponents into 19.5 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They are surrendering 22.0% on shots from distance and they rank 72nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (57.0). The Screaming Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.5% (45 of 114) and they concede 33.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 175th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 15 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Evansville Purple Aces walked away with a victory by a final of 80-70 when they played IU Kokomo. The Purple Aces were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 26 for the contest. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. IU Kokomo was called for 18 fouls for the game which took the Purple Aces to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 14 of them for a percentage of 70.0%. When talking about shots from downtown, Evansville made 8 of their 27 tries (29.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Purple Aces finished 29 for 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. The Purple Aces allowed IU Kokomo to bury 25 of their 48 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 52.1% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 44.4% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 18 and ended up shooting 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Evansville allowed IU Kokomo to grab 30 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

AJ Casey ended up being important for the Purple Aces for the matchup. He buried 8 of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists in the matchup.

Evansville has a mark of 1-0 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Purple Aces are shooting 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 205th in the nation. Evansville has accounted for 80 points so far this season and they collect 30.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.0 times per contest (85th in the country) and they are giving up possession 6.0 times per contest. The Purple Aces commit 15.0 fouls every game and they connect on 70.0% from the free throw line.

The Evansville defense concedes 44.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (8 of 18) and opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 16.0 assists and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 282nd and 160th in those categories. The Purple Aces are ranked 180th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 70.0. They have forced 19.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 52.1% from the floor (329th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern Indiana

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