Ohio Valley foes will lock horns when the SIUE Cougars (4-17) take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers (8-13) at Sam M. Vadalabene Center. Action starts at 6:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Cougars are hoping for a better outcome after their 58-51 loss to Southeast Missouri State on Thursday. Burak Eslik was the game’s high scorer, contributing 16 points. The Panthers, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-74 win against UT Martin on Thursday. Demetrius McReynolds led the game in scoring by registering 27 points on 9-for-16 shooting.
SIUE is favored by a small one-point margin in its matchup against Eastern Illinois. The Cougars are hoping to improve on their records of 4-17 Straight Up (SU) and 11-8 Against The Spread (ATS).
On the other side, Eastern Illinois has a SU record of 8-13 and an ATS record of 9-11.
This is the first meeting of the season for these conference foes. The last time they played, SIUE came out on top, but the win was not enough to overtake Eastern Illinois in their recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 2-7 SU over the last few meetings. With a 5-4 record, the Panthers also have the advantage ATS. Neither team held the edge in field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers in a single game during this span.
Predictions: SU Winner – SIUE, ATS Winner – SIUE
Notes
SIU Edwardsville is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of SIU Edwardsville’s last 6 games.
SIU Edwardsville is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois.
The SIUE Cougars currently sit below 0.500 against the Ohio Valley Conference at 1-8 SU, while the Eastern Illinois Panthers have a 5-4 SU record.
The SIUE Cougars average a field goal percentage of 39.1% this season. The Eastern Illinois Panthers have a subpar record of 6-12 when opponents have a FG% of 39.1% or greater.
On average, the SIUE Cougars attempt 17.0 three point field goals per game and the Eastern Illinois Panthers attempt 22.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, SIUE has an abysmal record of 1-7, while Eastern Illinois is 7-8.
The SIUE Cougars average 5.0 steals per game. When giving up 4 or more steals, the Eastern Illinois Panthers have a losing record (5-11) this season.
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