Tipping off at 8:30 PM ET on Tuesday, the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (16-13, 9-7 OVC) will face the Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-16, 7-9 OVC) at Lantz Arena. Eastern Illinois’ Tiger Booker is among the players to watch. Tuesday’s matchup between the Cougars and the Panthers features a tight line of SIU-Edwardsville -1.5. The over/under for the matchup is 140.5.
SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| SIU-Edwardsville | -1.5 | 140.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | SIU-Edwardsville (-1.5) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Under (140.5) |
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SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Stat Rankings
| SIU-Edwardsville Avg. (Rank) | Eastern Illinois Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 71.9 (240th) | Points Scored | 68.9 (302nd) |
| 69.6 (108th) | Points Allowed | 67.4 (60th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 7.9 (262nd) | Off. Rebounds | 8.8 (183rd) |
| 7.5 (177th) | 3pt Made | 5.5 (332nd) |
| 11.7 (291st) | Assists | 13.0 (182nd) |
| 9.9 (59th) | Turnovers | 9.6 (37th) |
SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Betting Trends
- Against the spread, the Cougars are 10-14-2 this season.
- SIU-Edwardsville’s ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 7-8-1.
- Out of 26 Cougars games so far this year, 15 have hit the over.
- In 15 games this season, SIU-Edwardsville and its opponent have combined to score more than 140.5 points.
- The average total for Cougars games this season has been 141.5, 1.0 point higher than the total for this game.
- Eastern Illinois is 13-12-0 against the spread this season.
- As 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Panthers are 8-8 against the spread.
- SIU-Edwardsville has seen 15 of its 26 games go over the point total.
- There have been eight Panthers games this year with more than 140.5 points scored.
- The over/under for this game is 4.2 points higher than the average scoring total for Eastern Illinois’ games (136.3).
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SIU-Edwardsville Impact Players
- Damarco Minor paces his team in points (15.2), rebounds (8.2) and assists (3.2) per game, shooting 40.2% from the field and 32.4% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest. At the other end, he delivers 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Shamar Wright averages 14.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, shooting 46.3% from the field and 35.7% from downtown with 1.5 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Ray’Sean Taylor is averaging 13.2 points, 2.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds per contest.
- Lamar Wright puts up 9.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 0.8 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
- Terrance Thompson is posting 5.6 points, 1.1 assists and 4.1 rebounds per contest.
Eastern Illinois Impact Players
- Kyndall Davis gives the Panthers 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He also posts 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
- Nakyel Shelton is No. 1 on the Panthers in rebounding (4.5 per game), and produces 10.2 points and 1.8 assists. He also averages 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- Corey Sawyer Jr is putting up 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, making 40.1% of his shots from the floor and 36.0% from beyond the arc, with 1.0 treys per game.
- Kooper Jacobi gets the Panthers 10.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He also puts up 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
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