The Illinois State Redbirds and the Wright State Raiders meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Germain Arena. The Redbirds are 3-2 so far this year. Illinois State lost to High Point in their last matchup on Tuesday. As for Wright State, they’re 1-4 following a loss to Hofstra. Check out our Illinois State vs Wright State Prediction.

Illinois State Redbirds

The Redbirds beat Lourdes University 75-56 in their opener this year, but then fell 80-71 to Saint Louis in game two. Illinois State recovered with a 69-61 win over Eastern Illinois on November 15, then beat Long Beach State 61-52 in the next matchup. The Redbirds shot just 35.1 percent from the field and 29.6 percent from 3-point range in that one, though. 

Illinois State took a close loss to High Point in their Tuesday appearance. The Redbirds were down 37-30 at the break and hit 42 points in the second half but still lost 74-72. Tops in scoring was Darius Burford with 17 points and two rebounds. 

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Wright State Raiders

Over on the Wright State side, they lost three straight to open up the season. The Raiders fell to Colorado State, Toledo and Indiana in that time, but were pretty competitive in the latter pair. Wright State got their first win of the season 91-85 over Louisiana on Monday. 

In their Tuesday matchup versus Hofstra, the Raiders blew a 48-38 halftime lead and scored just 28 points in the second half during an 85-76 loss. Wright State’s Brandon Noel finished with 17 points and six rebounds to lead the team. 

ANDREW’S FREE WRIGHT STATE VS ILLINOIS STATE PREDICTION

I’ll stay with Illinois State in this one. You could argue it either way, though. The Redbirds were pretty rough from 3-point range (5-of-18) and didn’t rebound very well (a 35-25 deficit) in Tuesday’s loss to High Point. That said, Illinois State took good care of the ball with just six turnovers, and had a solid second half on the scoreboard. 

As for Wright State, they were pretty consistent on the glass (31 rebounds) and hit nine of their 18 attempts from 3-point range on Tuesday in their loss. I like the Raiders to hang around if they’re hitting shots from outside, but Illinois State should have the inside track on a cover/win.