Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Little Rock Trojans Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles vs Little Rock Trojans

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock, AR

TV: ESPN+

The Little Rock Trojans (11-19) will go up against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (7-22) at Jack Stephens Center on Saturday.

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Morehead State and went home with a loss by a final score of 64-63 in their last game. Southern Indiana ended with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 out of 58) and buried 6 out of their 20 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Screaming Eagles made 9 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 64.3%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 13 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to defending, Southern Indiana allowed 38.9% from the field on 21 out of 54 shooting. Morehead State earned 7 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Morehead State collected 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Morehead State finished shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by converting 18 of 22 tries. They also converted 4 out of their 12 shots from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Screaming Eagles ended up with 19 and Morehead State finished the game with 12 fouls.

Cardell Bailey is a player who was a contributor in this game. He shot 50.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. He recorded 17 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Southern Indiana heads into this one with a mark of 7-22 for the campaign. They are averaging 68.7 pts per contest (333rd in Division 1) while hitting 38.9% from the field. The Screaming Eagles are hitting 31.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (223 of 713) and 65.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern Indiana is collecting 37.4 rebounds per game and has earned 305 assists for the campaign, which ranks 354th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Screaming Eagles are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 297 relinquished for the year. The Screaming Eagles defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (757 of 1,733) and they concede 40.0 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 32.9% from 3-point land while they are 162nd in the nation in PPG allowed (73.1).

In their last game, the Little Rock Trojans took a defeat with a final score of 76-70 against Morehead State. The Trojans were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 25 for the matchup. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. Morehead State committed 14 fouls in this game which took the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 63.2%. In relation to shooting from distance, Little Rock converted 6 out of their 21 tries (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Trojans shot 26 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 43.3%. The Trojans permitted Morehead State to make 29 of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this game. They finished 26.3% from distance by shooting 5 of 19 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Little Rock permitted Morehead State to snag 32 overall (13 on the offensive side).

Johnathan Lawson pitched in for the Trojans for this contest. He totaled 15 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for this game. He buried 5 of 8 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and had 1 rebound.

Little Rock has a record of 11-19 for the year. As an offense, the Trojans are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is 221st in the nation. Little Rock has scored 2,106 pts so far this year (70.2 per contest) and they pull in 33.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per contest (180th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Trojans commit 15.3 fouls every game and they shoot 67.9% from the free throw line.

The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 203rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.3. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the floor (263rd in college hoops). The Little Rock defense concedes 35.5% on 3-point attempts (256 of 722) and opponents are making 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 14.3 assists and 36.0 boards per game, which is ranked 259th and 284th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern Indiana

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