SIU Edwardsville looks to cover the Cougars-Titans pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 1-4 mark when they host CS Fullerton in college basketball action.

The Titans will look to vanquish their hosts on Saturday, as they are 2-2 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Cougars are 1-1 ATS. CS Fullerton is 1-3 against the total, while SIU Edwardsville is 0-2 versus the number.



View CS Fullerton vs SIU Edwardsville Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Cougars in this one, they're listed as 9.5-point underdogs on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Cougars rated this week at No. 298 and the Titans sitting at No. 219. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 78-65 result in favor of the Titans.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up SIU Edwardsville's No. 257 nationally ranked offense (64 points per game) against a Titans defense that sits as the No. 270 at 71.7 PPG. The Cougars have been averaging 41.8% from the field, less than the Titans have managed so far this season (47.5% on average).

Defensively, CS Fullerton features the nation's No. 116-rated defense on the road, allowing 67 points per game. SIU Edwardsville, meanwhile, comes in at No. 31 nationally in scoring at home.

CS Fullerton lost its last outing, a 75-60 result against Wichita State on December 1. They covered in that game as a 19-point underdog. Omondi Amoke scored 19 points in a futile effort to lead the Titans to a win (they lost 75-60 to Wichita State at Charles Koch Arena on Thursday).

SIU Edwardsville was an 85-61 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Robert Morris (Ill). The battle between the Cougars and Eagles didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Robert Morris (Ill) was handed an 85-61 defeat on Wednesday at Vadalabene Center.


CS Fullerton Titans Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Utah are 1-1
After a loss are 3-7

SIU Edwardsville Cougars Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 1-2
Before playing Ball State are 0-3
After playing Robert Morris (Ill) are 1-2
After a win are 1-9

A few Titans at Cougars trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of CS Fullerton's last 5 games on the road
CS Fullerton is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
CS Fullerton is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
SIU Edwardsville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
SIU Edwardsville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


Next up:
CS Fullerton at Utah, Wednesday, December 7
SIU Edwardsville home to Ball State, Tuesday, December 6