Belmont vs Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 2/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars and the Belmont Bruins meet in college basketball action from the Curb Event Center on Saturday afternoon.

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars will look to rebound from an 81-65 loss to Tennessee State last time out. Ray’Sean Taylor leads the Cougars in scoring with 17.8 PPG along with 4.9 RPG but will miss the rest of the season due to injury. Shaun Doss Jr. has 11.9 PPG with 5.8 RPG and DeeJuan Pruitt has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for SIUE so far this season. Shamar Wright has 9.4 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Courtney Carter has 7.2 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG as well to lead the Cougars in the assist department. As a team, SIU-Edwardsville is averaging 67.8 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 27.7% from three and 69.3% from the foul line while allowing 70.3 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field and 31.5% from three this season.

The Belmont Bruins will look to add to their nine-game winning streak after an 81-57 win over Eastern Illinois last time out. Nick Muszynski leads the Bruins in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 5.4 RPG while Ben Sheppard has 16.2 PPG and Will Richard has 11 PPG with 5.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Belmont so far this season. Grayson Murphy also has team-highs of 6.2 RPG and 6.1 APG to lead the Bruins in rebounding and assists as well this season. As a team, Belmont is averaging 80.6 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field, 34.2% shooting from three and 74.8% from the foul line while allowing 68.7 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field and 33.9% from three this season.

SIU-Edwardsville is 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss. Belmont is 0-5- ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a home favorite.

This is a ton to be giving up with Belmont here as the Bruins haven’t been the most consistent as of late when it comes to laying these bigger numbers. However, SIUE hasn’t been the same since Ray’Sean Taylor went down to injury and losing your elading scorer when you struggle the way the Cougars do and now having to take on Belmont is not a recipe for success. This should be a wire-to-wire Belmont win and cover in the process.