Missouri State vs Southern Illinois Picks and Prediction – 1/12/2025

The Missouri State Bears are taking to the road to face Southern Illinois Salukis on Saturday at 7 PM EST. The game is taking place at Banterra Center and is being broadcast on ESPN+. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games the Bears have posted a 1-4 record. The Missouri State team in their last game ended up losing the game to UIC by a score of 80-63. The Bears have now posted a record of 7-9 on the year overall.

The Bears have managed to put in 70.9 points per game on 43.9% of the shots from the field. The Bears have pulled down 34.1 boards and 12.3 assists per game. The defense for Missouri State has allowed 71.3 points per game, but has ended up getting 2.1 blocks and 8.4 steals per game.

In their last 5 games the Salukis have posted a 0-5 record. The Southern Illinois team in their last game ended up losing the game to Belmont by a score of 90-86. The Salukis have now posted a record of 5-11 on the year overall.

The Salukis have managed to put in 72 points per game on 44.1% of the shots from the field. The Salukis has pulled down 35.6 boards and 14.3 assists per game. The defense for Southern Illinois has allowed 76.3 points per game, but has ended up getting 2.9 blocks and 7.2 steals per game.

The Salukis are going to get back on track in this game based off of their better passing, shooting, and rebounding. All of those factors make it quite a bit easier for us to see the Southern Illinois team picking up the win, but also being able to do it in a game that will be fairly close for the most part. Final Score Prediction, Southern Illinois Salukis win 75-70.