The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks welcome the Loyola Marymount Lions to Show Me Center for their home opener. The game gets underway at 3:00 pm ET on Saturday, Nov. 28.
The Redhawks lost to Texas-Rio Grande Valley 83-74 on Tuesday. Trey Kellum was the team’s high scorer, finishing with 21 points. The Lions, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-80 win against Cal State Northridge on Wednesday. Joshua Spiers shot 7 for 11 and led in scoring with 24 points.
Oddsmakers have deemed this game an even matchup and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 146 points. The Redhawks are trying to improve upon their records of 0-4 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, the Lions have records of 2-2 ATS and 3-2 SU. The Lions convert their free throws at a high percentage, ranking 21st in the nation at .772.
This is the first meeting of the season for these two. The last time they played, Loyola Marymount came out on top, moving its SU record against the Redhawks to 1-0. Additionally, Loyola Marymount holds the advantage ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – LyMnt, ATS Winner – LyMnt, O/U – Over
Notes
SE Missouri State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of SE Missouri State’s last 5 games at home.
SE Missouri State is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home.
The Loyola Marymount Lions average a field goal percentage of 40.0% this season. The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are a winless 0-4 when opponents have a FG% of 40.0% or greater.
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks average 18.0 three point attempts per game and are winless (0-2) when attempting at least 20 in a game. The Loyola Marymount Lions average 23.0 attempts and have a winning 3-1 record when attempting 20 or more.
Southeast Missouri State ranks 68th in offensive rebounding. Loyola Marymount ranks 335th in defensive rebounding.
On average, Southeast Missouri State makes 8.0 steals per game. Loyola Marymount has a winning 2-1 record when it gives up at least 8 steals.
