The Illinois State Redbirds (5-12) are expected to continue a six-game losing streak when they visit the Southern Illinois Salukis (8-5) as 5.5-point underdogs at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 13, 2021 at SIU Arena. The matchup airs on ESP3. The matchup’s point total is set at 140.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 13, 2021, 2:18 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Southern Illinois Betting Information
- Southern Illinois has a 7-3-2 record ATS this year.
- The Salukis have a winning record against the spread when favored by 5.5 points or more, going 2-0-1 this season.
- In 58.3% of their games this season (7/12), the Salukis and their opponents have outscored the set over/under.
- The Salukis fell to Missouri State 65-53 and failed to cover the spread as 6.5-point underdogs, while falling short of the 138.5 point total in their last contest on Wednesday. Lance Jones racked up a team-high 13 points in the loss.
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 | 17 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Ben Harvey | 17 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Anthony D’Avanzo | 17 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Trent Brown | 17 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Illinois State Betting Information
- Illinois State holds a losing record ATS this season, covering seven times and failing to cover nine times.
- The Redbirds achieve a 1-0 record against the spread this season when they play as at least a 5.5-point underdog.
- In 16 games this season, Illinois State has hit the over in exactly half of their games.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Illinois State Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Horne | 19 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Antonio Reeves | 19 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Josiah Strong | 16 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Dusan Mahorcic | 16 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Dedric Boyd | 18 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Total Facts
- Southern Illinois’ games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Saturday’s matchup over/under (140 points) in 38.5% of opportunities (five out of 13 matchups).
- In 11 out of Illinois State’s 17 games this season (64.7%), the competing teams combined for more points than the point total in Saturday’s matchup.
- The Salukis average 71.4 points per game against the Redbirds’ 74.4, amounting to 5.8 points over the game’s over/under of 140.
- This matchup’s point total is 3.1 fewer points than the 143.1 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
- This season the average total for Salukis games is 139.2 points, 0.8 fewer than the over/under of 140 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this game is 9.6 points fewer than the average over/under in Redbirds games this season (149.6 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2020 | N/A | Illinois State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 58-55 SIU |
| 1/4/2020 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | -3 | 128 | -159 | +130 | Regular Season | 67-55 SIU |
| 3/2/2019 | N/A | Southern Illinois | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 72-63 SIU |
| 1/15/2019 | N/A | Illinois State | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 59-58 ILL ST |
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