Evansville vs Southern Illinois 12/1/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Southern Illinois Salukis will travel to the Ford Center to take on the Evansville Purple Aces this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Southern Illinois Salukis snapped their 2-game losing streak and improved to 3-3 on the season after defeating the Alcorn State Braves, 62-59, this past Monday. Southern Illinois trailed for most of the game, however, the Salukis defense was solid down the stretch and was able to take the lead for good on a game-winning layup by Lance Jones with just :12 seconds left in regulation. Southern Illinois shot 53.5% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Alcorn State to shoot 40.7% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Salukis was Marcus Domask who had 24 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, & 4 blocks.

On the season, Southern Illinois is averaging 63.4 ppg on 44.9% shooting from the field. The Salukis are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 32.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Southern Illinois has been led by Lance Jones (18.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.2 spg), Marcus Domask (14.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.0 bpg), Steven Verplancken Jr. (9.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg), & Ben Coupet Jr. (7.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 apg).

Defensively, Southern Illinois is holding their opponents to an average of 62.4 ppg on 46.4% shooting from the field. The Salukis have a rebound margin of 1.8 and a turnover margin of -1.6.

The Evansville Purple Aces snapped their 4-game losing streak and improved to 3-6 on the season after defeating the Eastern Illinois Panthers, 70-54, this past Saturday. Evansville was outstanding defensively against Eastern Illinois and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 38-24 lead. Evansville shot 41.5% from the field & 35.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Eastern Illinois to shoot 38.0% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Purple Aces was Shamar Givance who had 26 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, & 5 steals.

On the season, Evansville is averaging 61.9 ppg on 40.4% shooting from the field. The Purple Aces are averaging 8.7 three-pointers per game on 32.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Evansville has been led by Jawaun Newton (14.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.1 spg), Shamar Givance (13.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.6 spg), Evan Kuhlman (9.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 spg), & Noah Frederking (8.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.4 spg).

Defensively, Evansville is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 ppg on 46.5% shooting from the field. The Purple Aces have a rebound margin of -3.2 and a turnover margin of -0.2.

The Salukis are 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win & 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games. The Purple Aces are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall & 4-16-1 ATS in their last 21 Wednesday games.

Southern Illinois has been solid defensively keeping teams off the scoreboard, however, the Salukis are still allowing their opponents to shoot over 46.0% from the field and have really struggled on the offensive end as they come into this game ranked just 308^th in scoring offense. Evansville has also had issues on the offensive end, however, I think Evansville is a bit better than their 3-6 record indicates and as I think that the duo of Jawaun Newton & Shamar Givance will have success offensively on their home court in this one, I think the play here is to take Evansville and the points. Good Luck!