Southern Illinois Salukis Visit Illinois State Redbirds in NCAA Basketball Betting Battle

Southern Illinois Salukis

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Illinois State Redbirds
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:00 PM ET
Redbird Arena

The Illinois State Redbirds will look to boost their win total and cover the point spread when they tip off against the Southern Illinois Salukis at Redbird Arena on Wednesday in NCAA hoops betting.

Southern Illinois Salukis vs Illinois State Redbirds Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

Sportsbooks (including Sportsbook) had the Illinois State Redbirds betting line as -11.5-point favorites in this particular matchup earlier in the day. Also, watch for the Sportsbook over/under total value at Sportsbook.

Southern Illinois Salukis vs Illinois State Redbirds Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Illinois State Redbirds sport a record of 17-11 and 12-14-1 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Southern Illinois Salukis have 10-19 and 10-16 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 11-10 for the Illinois State Redbirds and 9-8 for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

It's a betting matchup between the No. 67-rated Illinois State Redbirds and the No. 216-ranked Southern Illinois Salukis, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.

How Southern Illinois Salukis vs Illinois State Redbirds Stats Matchup

Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Illinois State has the nation's No. 104-rated offensive output, at 68.89 PPG. The visiting Southern Illinois Salukis defense ranks No. 67 allowing on average 62.41 PPG. The Redbirds FG% has averaged 43.7% so far, more than the Illinois State Salukis marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.85% per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Southern Illinois was run off the court by the Sycamores on Saturday as Indiana State routed them 78-58 at Hulman Center.

Daishon Knight scored 21 points leading the Redbirds to a 67-60 victory over Loyola of Chicago at Redbird Arena on Saturday.

Southern Illinois Salukis vs Illinois State Redbirds Betting Odds Trends

Southern Illinois is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Southern Illinois is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 5 games
Southern Illinois is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Illinois State is 2-9-1 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois State's last 5 games
Illinois State is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Illinois State is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Southern Illinois home to Drake, Saturday, February 28th
Illinois State at Evansville, Saturday, February 28th

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