Stephen F. Austin vs Chicago State 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Chicago State Cougars and the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks meet in college basketball action from the William R. Johnson Coliseum on Wednesday night.

The Chicago State Cougars will look to snap a six-game losing streak after a 72-59 loss to Sam Houston State last time out. Brandon Betson leads the Cougars in scoring and assists with 13.3 PPG and 2.8 APG while Jahsean Corbett has 11.9 PPG with 6.3 RPG and Coreyoun Rushin also has 10.1 PPG with a team-high 7.3 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass and round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Chicago State up to this point in the year. As a team, Chicago State is averaging 62.8 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 65% from the foul line while allowing 74.6 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field and 38.9% from three this season.

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks will try to build on their four-game winning streak after an 81-61 win over Chicago State on the road last time out. Gavin Kensmil leads the Lumberjacks in scoring and rebounding with 15.5 PPG and 7 RPG while David Kachelries has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG. Roti Ware has 11.3 PPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for SFA so far this season. As a team, Stephen F. Austin is averaging 74.5 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 33% from three and 69.1% from the foul line while allowing 68.1 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 32.2% from three this season.

Chicago State is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games against a team with a winning home record and 5-15 ATS in their last 20 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 Wednesday games. Stephen F. Austin is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 11-3 in their last 14 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.

I get the case to be made for the Cougars as weird as it sounds, as the Cougars for whatever reason, tend to get beat up at home but they battle hard on the road. However, Stephen F. Austin is just the far better team in this game and while the revenge angle could be at play, I don’t think the Cougars are good enough to take advantage of that angle here. I’ll side with the Lumberjacks at home in this one.