Saturday’s college basketball schedule includes Lance Jones’ Southern Illinois Salukis (23-9, 14-6 MVC) taking the road to meet the Drake Bulldogs (25-7, 15-5 MVC) at Enterprise Center. The game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. The Bulldogs are currently 5-point favorites over the Salukis. The matchup has an over/under of 126.5.
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Drake Vs Southern Illinois Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | -5 | 126.5 points |
Drake Vs Southern Illinois Stat Rankings
| Drake Avg. (Rank) | Southern Illinois Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 75.6 (90th) | Points Scored | 66.2 (317th) |
| 64.7 (37th) | Points Allowed | 61.3 (13th) |
| 34.1 (99th) | Rebounds | 28.9 (350th) |
| 7.5 (297th) | Off. Rebounds | 6.2 (350th) |
| 8 (116th) | 3pt Made | 7.9 (127th) |
| 13.8 (137th) | Assists | 14 (124th) |
| 9.9 (20th) | Turnovers | 11.8 (163rd) |
Drake Vs Southern Illinois Betting Trends
- The Bulldogs’ record against the spread is 14-16-1.
- As 5-point favorites or more, Drake is 10-10-1 against the spread.
- Out of 31 Bulldogs games so far this season, 15 have hit the over.
- Drake’s games have finished with more than 126.5 points 26 times so far this season.
- Bulldogs games have had an average of 140.3 points this season, 13.8 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
- Southern Illinois’ record against the spread is 12-17-2.
- The Salukis have won once ATS (1-3) as a 5-point underdog or greater this year.
- Drake has played 31 games this year, and 15 of them have gone over the total.
- There have been 15 Salukis games this season with more than 126.5 points scored.
- The average total points scored in Southern Illinois’ games this year (127.4) is 0.9 points higher than the total for this matchup.
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Drake Impact Players
- Tucker DeVries paces his team in both points (19.2) and assists (1.8) per game, and also puts up 5.6 rebounds. Defensively, he posts 1.1 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Roman Penn paces the Bulldogs at 5.4 assists per contest, while also averaging 4.6 rebounds and 12.6 points.
- Garrett Sturtz puts up 9.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest, shooting 58.5% from the floor.
- Darnell Brodie averages a team-leading 6.9 rebounds per game. He is also posting 8.7 points and 1.1 assists, shooting 52.3% from the field.
- D.J. Wilkins is putting up 8.5 points, 1.6 assists and 1.9 rebounds per game.
Southern Illinois Impact Players
- Marcus Domask leads the Salukis in scoring (17 points per game), rebounding (5.7) and assists (3.8), making 45.1% from the field and 35.1% from beyond the arc with 1.7 triples per contest. He also posts 1 steal and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Jones gives the Salukis 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He also delivers 1.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- The Salukis receive 7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game from Xavier Johnson.
- Jawaun Newton gives the Salukis 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He also posts 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Clarence Rupert is posting 5.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest, making 65% of his shots from the field.
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