Indiana State vs Evansville Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/2/23
Evansville Aces (5-26) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (20-11)
March 2, 2023 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Indiana State Sycamores -17 / Evansville Aces +17; Over/Under: +146.5
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The Evansville Purple Aces and Indiana State Sycamores meet Thursday in the college basketball MVC Tournament at the Enterprise Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Evansville Purple Aces Betting Preview
The Evansville Purple Aces are averaging 62.5 points on 39.9 percent shooting and allowing 75.3 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Kenny Strawbridge Jr. is averaging 14.5 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Marvin Coleman II is averaging 11 points and 5.3 rebounds. Yacine Toumi is the third double-digit scorer and Blaise Beauchamp is dishing 0.8 assists. The Evansville Purple Aces are shooting 32.1 percent from beyond the arc and 63 percent from the free throw line. The Evansville Purple Aces are allowing 37.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.2 rebounds per game.
The Indiana State Sycamores Betting Preview
The Indiana State Sycamores are averaging 78.7 points on 47.9 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 42.4 percent shooting. Courvoisier McCauley is averaging 16.4 points and 5.6 rebounds, while Cooper Neese is averaging 10.6 points and 4.3 rebounds. Robbie Avila is the third double-digit scorer and Cameron Henry is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Indiana State Sycamores are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 76.2 percent from the free throw line. The Indiana State Sycamores are allowing 31.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
Evansville vs Indiana State Trends
The Purple Aces are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 6-19-2 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Sycamores are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Purple Aces last 8 overall. The favorite is 7-2-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Evansville Aces are a bad team that’s getting worse, and that includes losing their last 5 games by an average of 15.8 points. Evansville is also 9-20-2 ATS despite being underdogs nightly. No matter what you think of Indiana State, backing Evansville isn’t an option. Give me the Sycamores in a beat down.
