Evansville Purple Aces vs Southern Illinois Salukis Point Spread: Betting Trends Hint at Winner

Basketball betting fans will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Evansville Purple Aces try to run the Southern Illinois Salukis off the court at Ford Center in college hoops action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

If you were backing the Southern Illinois Salukis in this one, their betting line was listed as 1-point underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook.

Southern Illinois Salukis vs Evansville Purple Aces Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Evansville Purple Aces currently sport a 16-14 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 15-10-1 ATS. The Southern Illinois Salukis are 19-11 and 11-12-2 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Evansville Purple Aces produce a 10-16 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Southern Illinois Salukis have gone 13-12 against the totals betting line.

The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 113-rated Southern Illinois Salukis taking on the No. 145-rated Evansville Purple Aces in this contest.

Statistical Matchup

When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Southern Illinois Salukis rank No. 229 in NCAA Basketball Division 1 with 32.97 per game. That compares with Evansville’s No. 224 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Evansville is college basketball's No. 243-ranked team at 5.73 per game, while the Southern Illinois Salukis rate No. 220 with 6.47 per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Southern Illinois suffered a 75-56 loss against Loyola-Chicago on Wednesday, getting 16 points from Kavion Pippen in a losing effort at SIU Arena.

Evansville got 30 points from Ryan Taylor on the way to a 58-53 loss against Indiana State on Wednesday at Hulman Center.