It will be a battle between MVC opponents when the Southern Illinois Salukis (12-12, 5-6 MVC) welcome the Evansville Aces (10-14, 4-7 MVC) to SIU Arena. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
Evansville Aces vs. Southern Illinois Salukis ATS Prediction
In the Aces’ last matchup, they were blown out by the Indiana State Sycamores, 85-62. Getting to the free throw line was one of Indiana State’s biggest strengths. They made 32 trips to the line, while Evansville went 22 times. Dainius Chatkevicius led Evansville in scoring with 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting.
The Salukis were beaten by the Missouri State Bears in their last outing, 65-59. Getting to the charity stripe was one of Missouri State’s biggest strengths. They made 25 trips to the line, while Southern Illinois went just 13 times. With 24 points on 11-for-19 shooting, Kavion Pippen was the top scorer from either team.
After splitting two games last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent matchup, the Aces won 75-44. The Aces had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.655 vs. 0.369) and had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (28.0 vs. 17.6).
Evansville does a solid job at getting to the charity stripe. They rank 51st in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.277), but Southern Illinois is among the best in the NCAA at keeping opponents off the line (ranking 26th by allowing a FTA rate of 0.177).
Evansville vs. Southern Illinois ATS Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Southern Illinois ranks 59th in rebounds allowed per game (32.7) while Evansville ranks 268th (39.4).
The Aces rank 90th in three pointers attempted per game (24.4) while the Salukis rank 273rd (18.1).
Southern Illinois ranks 51st in blocks per game (4.2) while Evansville ranks 58th in blocks allowed per game (2.8).
Bettings Trends:
The Aces’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 7.8, up from 1.1 for the season.
During their last five games, the Salukis have scored an average of 67.8 points per game (0.1 above their season average) and allowed an average of 68.6 points per game (1.1 above their season average).
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