Southern Illinois vs Illinois State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/13/21
Southern Illinois vs Illinois State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/13/21
2021-02-13 16:00:00 EDT
The Illinois State Redbirds and Southern Illinois Salukis meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Banterra Center.
The Illinois State Redbirds look to snap a six-game losing streak. The Illinois State Redbirds are averaging 74.3 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 75.8 points on 44.7 percent shooting. DJ Horne is averaging 14.5 points and 3.3 rebounds while Antonio Reeves is averaging 12 points and 3.5 rebounds. Josiah Strong is the third double-digit scorer and Dusan Mahorcic is grabbing 7.3 rebounds. The Illinois State Redbirds are shooting 38.7 percent from beyond the arc and 60.9 percent from the free throw line. The Illinois State Redbirds are allowing 31.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
The Southern Illinois Salukis need a win after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Southern Illinois Salukis are averaging 71 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 45.6 percent shooting. Marcus Domask is averaging 16.3 points and 3.2 assists while Lance Jones is averaging 12.8 points and three rebounds. Ben Harvey is the third double-digit scorer and Trent Brown is dishing 1.4 assists. The Southern Illinois Salukis are shooting 38.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73.1 percent from the free throw line. The Southern Illinois Salukis are allowing 38.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.3 rebounds per game.
The Redbirds are 7-20 ATS in their last 27 road games and 16-33-2 ATS in their last 51 games overall. The Salukis are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 home games and 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Redbirds last 7 overall. The over is 5-1 in Salukis last 6 Saturday games.
The Illinois State Redbirds haven’t been a good basketball team this season and things are getting worse, as they’re losing their last five games by an average of 11.6 points while shooting 40.9 percent from the field. The Southern Illinois Salukis have had issues of their own, but they win at home by an average of 7.9 points and are 4-3 against the spread. I’ll lay the chalk.
