The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-5) seek their first win when they compete against the Southern Illinois Salukis (6-1) at SIU Arena. Action starts at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2 and can be seen on ES3.
The Salukis come into this game hoping to repeat their last performance, barely hanging on to beat Portland 80-79 on Saturday. Sean O’Brien fueled the Salukis, recording 18 points and 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double this season. The Redhawks, meanwhile, are coming off a 73-60 loss against Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Antonius Cleveland led the game in scoring with 17 points.
Southern Illinois is a heavy 13-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is sitting at 151 points. The Salukis come into this game 6-1 Straight Up (SU) and 2-3 Against The Spread (ATS). The Salukis are a high-volume shooting team from the line with 17.0 free throws made per game, one of the highest marks in Division I.
On the other side, the Redhawks have records of 1-2 ATS and 0-5 SU.
Southern Illinois and Southeast Missouri State will be squaring off for the first time this season. In their most recent meeting a season ago, Southeast Missouri State came out on top, but Southern Illinois still leads the head-to-head record, 6-1 SU. However, with a 4-3 record, Southeast Missouri State has the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – SIU, ATS Winner – SIU, O/U – Over
Notes
Southern Illinois is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Southern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Southern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against SE Missouri State.
On average, Southern Illinois has 72.8 possessions per game and scores 1.097 points on each possession. Southeast Missouri State has both fewer possessions (71.6) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.860).
Southeast Missouri State has an average effective field goal percentage of 41.6%. Southern Illinois is a tremendous 5-1 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Southern Illinois attempts an average of 20.0 three pointers per game and Southeast Missouri State attempts 18.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Southern Illinois Salukis have a winning 3-1 record while the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are winless at 0-2.
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks average 8.0 steals per game. The Southern Illinois Salukis are undefeated with a 1-0 record when they give up at least 8 steals.
