Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs IU Indy Jaguars Prediction, 11/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs IU Indy Jaguars

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Location: James T. Morris Arena in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1-2) are traveling to James T. Morris Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the IU Indy Jaguars (2-0).

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles faced Evansville and took a loss by a score of 78-76 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Screaming Eagles ended up finishing with 20 and Evansville totaled 22 personal fouls. They also made 15 of their 39 attempts from 3-point range. Evansville ended up shooting 61.9% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 21 tries. On top of that, Evansville had 40 boards (8 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Evansville earned 18 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In terms of defending, Southern Indiana let their opponent shoot 39.1% from the field on 25 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Screaming Eagles converted 14 of 30 tries for a rate of 46.7%. Southern Indiana finished with a 37.9% field goal percentage (25 out of 66) and knocked down 12 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Afan Trnka is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Southern Indiana comes into this contest with a mark of 1-2 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Southern Indiana is collecting 48.7 boards per game and has racked up 46 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 76th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Screaming Eagles are connecting on 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (27 of 91) and 54.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.7 points per game (177th in college) on 42.3% from the field.

On defense, the Screaming Eagles are able to force 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They give up 30.0% from beyond the arc and they are 102nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.0). The Screaming Eagles defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.3% (70 of 178) and they concede 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 220th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 33 relinquished so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the IU Indy Jaguars went home victorious with a score of 75-74 against UT Martin. The Jaguars were able to corral 13 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 22 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. UT Martin had 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Jaguars to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They were able to make 19 of them for a percentage of 79.2%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, IU Indy made 10 out of their 38 attempts (26.3%). When all was said and done, the Jaguars ended up going 23 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.1%. The Jaguars permitted UT Martin to convert 28 of 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 52.8% in the game. They shot 22.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 4 out of 18 and finished the game at 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding how they rebounded, IU Indy permitted UT Martin to grab 35 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Gus Etchison ended up being a major contributor for the Jaguars in this contest. He buried 9 of 16 for the game for a rate of 56.3%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He scored 24 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the game.

IU Indy has a record of 2-0 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Jaguars are shooting 43.4% from the field, which ranks them 236th in the nation. IU Indy has accounted for 188 pts this year (94.0 per game) and they pull in 36.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 19.5 times per game (56th in the country) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. The Jaguars are committing 24.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.4% from the free throw line.

The IU Indy defense surrenders 24.2% on shots from beyond the arc (8 of 33) and their opposition knocks down 65.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.0 dimes and 43.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 269th and 344th in the nation. The Jaguars defensively are ranked 228th in college in PPG allowed with 75.0. They have forced 22.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (271st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Indiana

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