The Missouri State Bears are favorites as they try to continue a five-game winning streak when they visit the Southern Illinois Salukis on Wednesday, February 17 at SIU Arena. The contest airs at 9:15 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of .
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 17, 2021, 2:15 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Missouri State Betting Information
- The Bears have covered the spread more often than not this season, earning a record ATS of 8-5-1.
- The Bears have a winning record against the spread when favored by 5.5 points or more, going 5-1 this season.
- In 42.9% of its games this season (6/14), Missouri State and its opponents have outscored the set over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Missouri State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiaih Mosley | 19 | 20.3 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Gaige Prim | 19 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Ja’Monta Black | 19 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Jared Ridder | 19 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Demarcus Sharp | 16 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Southern Illinois Betting Information
- The Salukis have topped the spread so far this season with a record ATS of 8-4-2.
- For the fifth time this season, the Salukis are at least a 5.5-point underdog, where they have a record of 2-1-1 against the spread.
- Southern Illinois covered the over/under in 7 games this season, half of the 14 games they have played this season.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Southern Illinois Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Domask | 10 | 16.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Lance Jones | 19 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Ben Harvey | 19 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Trent Brown | 19 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Anthony D’Avanzo | 19 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Total Facts
- Missouri State’s games this season have gone over the point total for Wednesday’s matchup (136.5 points) in nine out of 16 opportunities (56.2% of matchups).
- In 46.7% of Southern Illinois’ games this season (7 of 15), the total points scored was higher than Wednesday’s 136.5-point over/under.
- The Bears average 73 points per game against the Salukis’ 69.5, amounting to 6.0 points over the contest’s total of 136.5.
- These two teams give up a combined 132.6 points per game, 3.9 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- This season, the average total for Bears games is 138.2 points, 1.7 more than the over/under of 136.5 points for this contest.
- A difference of 0.4 points separates the average total points bet in Salukis games (136.9 points) and this matchup’s over/under (136.5 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/10/2021 | Missouri State | Missouri State | -6.5 | 138.5 | -293 | +233 | Regular Season | 65-53 MO ST |
| 2/29/2020 | Missouri State | Missouri State | -6.5 | 128 | -307 | +233 | Regular Season | 84-59 MO ST |
| 2/8/2020 | N/A | Southern Illinois | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 68-66 SIU |
| 2/6/2019 | N/A | Missouri State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 65-59 MO ST |
| 1/2/2019 | N/A | Southern Illinois | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 75-70 SIU |
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