It will be a battle between Ohio Valley opponents when the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (5-21) welcome the SIUE Cougars (5-20) to Show Me Center. Action gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 18.
The Redhawks were blown out by Murray State 83-56 the last time they played. Joel Angus III finished with 17 points to lead the team. The Cougars, meanwhile, are coming off a 72-64 win against Eastern Illinois in their last game. Burak Eslik shot 7 for 14 and led in scoring with 29 points.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Redhawks won the first game 58-51. Jamaal Calvin was a top performer in the victory with 15 points, eight rebounds, one steal, and two three-pointers.
The Redhawks enter the game with records of 5-21 Straight Up (SU) and 10-11-1 Against The Spread (ATS). The Southeast Missouri State defense has been on fire lately, allowing an average of 68.9 points per game, well under their season average of 77.9. Expect Southeast Missouri State to have lots of opportunities at the line against the Cougars, who are one of the most foul-prone teams in the nation with an average of 22.5 fouls per game.
On the other side, the Cougars have 5-20 SU and 13-10 ATS records.
Southeast Missouri State beat SIUE in their most recent meeting this season, bringing its SU record to 6-4 over SIUE in their most recent games. The Cougars lead the matchup ATS with a record of 5-4. SIUE held the edge in field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers once in the last five game, while Southeast Missouri State wasn’t able to do so in that span.
Predictions: SU Winner – SIUE, ATS Winner – SIUE
Notes
Southeast Missouri State lost its last game by a 27-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, SIUE is 0-5. Southeast Missouri State is 1-8 in blowouts this season.
Southeast Missouri State has an average field goal percentage of 40.6%. SIUE is an underachieving 3-16 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
On average, Southeast Missouri State attempts 17.0 three pointers and SIUE attempts 17.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, both have losing records. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are 3-5 while the SIUE Cougars are 1-7.
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks average 7.3 steals per game. When giving up 7 or more steals, the SIUE Cougars have a poor record (3-5) this season.
