Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (8-18, 3-10 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (14-12, 7-6 OVC)
Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -11.5; over/under is 141.5
BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville faces the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks after Lamar Wright scored 20 points in SIU-Edwardsville’s 91-63 victory against the Lindenwood Lions.
The Cougars have gone 11-2 in home games. SIU-Edwardsville is 3-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Redhawks have gone 3-10 against OVC opponents. Southeast Missouri State has a 3-13 record against teams over .500.
SIU-Edwardsville averages 71.4 points per game, 1.5 fewer points than the 72.9 Southeast Missouri State allows. Southeast Missouri State averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game SIU-Edwardsville allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shamar Wright is averaging 14.9 points and 1.5 steals for the Cougars. Damarco Minor is averaging 16.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists over the past 10 games for SIU-Edwardsville.
Rob Martin is averaging 11.2 points and 3.4 assists for the Redhawks. Josh Earley is averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games for Southeast Missouri State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 6-4, averaging 70.0 points, 35.7 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points per game.
Redhawks: 2-8, averaging 62.6 points, 29.4 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.6 points.
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