Southern Illinois at Evansville 2/5/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions
The Southern Illinois Salukis are set to visit Ford Center in Evansville, Illinois for a Missouri Valley Conference clash against the Evansville Purple Aces. The Southern Illinois Salukis come into this matchup with a 13-10 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent road game against the Drake Bulldogs, 79-72. Leading the way for the Southern Illinois Salukis was freshman forward Marcus Domask as he recorded 28 points. Senior guard Eric McGill had a productive outing for the Salukis as he pitched in 19 points and 5 rebounds.
The Southern Illinois Salukis had a good shooting game against the Drake Bulldogs as they connected on 23 of their 45 field goal attempts (51.1%), and they were even better from behind the three-point line (65%). The Southern Illinois Salukis lost the turnover battle against the Drake Bulldogs (10-8), and they were edged out by the Bulldogs in the rebounding department (32-26).
The Evansville Purple Aces come into this matchup with a 9-14 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the Northern Iowa Panthers, 80-68. Leading the way for the Evansville Purple Aces was junior guard Sam Cunliffe as he recorded 14 points and 5 rebounds. Joining Cunliffe in the backcourt was senior guard K.J. Riley who had a productive outing for the Purple Aces as he pitched in 14 points.
The Evansville Purple Aces had a good shooting game against the Northern Iowa Panthers as they connected on 25 of their 52 field goal attempts (48.1%), but they were significantly worse from behind the three-point line (25%). The Evansville Purple Aces were even with the Northern Iowa Panthers in the turnover battle (13-13), but they were edged out by the Panthers in the rebounding department (30-28).
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The Evansville Purple Aces were once the talk of college basketball after upsetting the Kentucky Wildcats on the road, but they have really struggled as they are 0-10 in conference play while playing under an interim coach. The Southern Illinois Salukis have been a surprise in the Missouri Valley Conference as they are 7-3 in conference play after going 10-8 a season ago. The Salukis strength has been on the defensive side of the court as they are holding their conference opponents to an average of 60.9 PPG. Southern Illinois has been a two-headed monster with Eric McGill averaging 15 PPG and Marcus Domask is pitching in 14.7 PPG, and they will be a real test for an Evansville defense that is allowing 75.2 PPG this season. Southern Illinois has won 5 consecutive games and they are only 1 game out of 1st place which makes every game that much more important. Final Score Prediction, Southern Illinois Salukis win and cover ATS 70-61.
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