Southern Illinois Vs Northern Iowa: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 22, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 21, 2023

Wednesday’s college basketball slate includes Marcus Domask’s Southern Illinois Salukis (20-9, 12-6 MVC) hosting Tytan Anderson and the Northern Iowa Panthers (13-15, 9-9 MVC) at SIU Arena. Game time is 8:00 PM ET. Wednesday’s matchup between the Salukis and the Panthers sees the Salukis as 6-point favorites. A 129.5-point total has been set for the game.

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Southern Illinois Vs Northern Iowa Betting Lines

Southern Illinois vs Northern Iowa Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Southern Illinois -6 129.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Southern Illinois (-6)
Total Pick Over (129.5)

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Southern Illinois Vs Northern Iowa Stat Rankings

Southern Illinois Avg. (Rank) Northern Iowa Avg. (Rank)
65.8 (322nd) Points Scored 70.2 (213th)
61.4 (13th) Points Allowed 69.1 (152nd)
28.6 (354th) Rebounds 31.4 (270th)
6.2 (351st) Off. Rebounds 6.9 (326th)
7.7 (148th) 3pt Made 7.4 (179th)
13.8 (141st) Assists 11.4 (314th)
12.2 (199th) Turnovers 11.7 (146th)

Southern Illinois Vs Northern Iowa Betting Trends

  • The Salukis are 11-16-1 against the spread this season.
  • Southern Illinois’ ATS record as 6-point favorites or more is 3-8.
  • There have been 15 Salukis games (out of 28) that hit the over this year.
  • In 12 games this season, Southern Illinois and its opponent have combined for more than 129.5 points.
  • Salukis games this season have posted an average total of 127.3, which is 2.2 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • Against the spread, Northern Iowa is 13-14-0 this season.
  • As a 6-point underdog or greater, the Panthers have two wins ATS (2-4).
  • Out of 28 Southern Illinois’ games so far this year, 15 have gone over the total.
  • Panthers games have had over 129.5 points 19 times this season.
  • The average total points scored in Northern Iowa’s games this year (139.3) is 9.8 points higher than the total for this matchup.

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Southern Illinois Impact Players

  • Domask leads his team in points (16.8), rebounds (5.9) and assists (3.9) per contest, shooting 46.1% from the field and 33.6% from downtown with 1.6 made 3-pointers per game. Defensively, he puts up 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Lance Jones posts 13.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 35.7% from the field and 27.4% from downtown with 2.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Xavier Johnson averages 7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest. At the other end, he posts 1.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Jawaun Newton is posting 5.6 points, 1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per contest.
  • Clarence Rupert posts 6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game, shooting 64.7% from the floor.

Northern Iowa Impact Players

  • Anderson tops the Panthers in rebounding (9 per game), and averages 12.6 points and 1.8 assists. He also averages 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • The Panthers get 9.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from Michael Duax.
  • Trey Campbell is averaging 7.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, making 43% of his shots from the floor and 34.4% from 3-point range, with 1.1 treys per game.
  • The Panthers receive 5.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game from Cole Henry.

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