SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 12/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: Youtube TV

The Saint Louis Billikens (8-4) will take on the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (8-4) at Chaifetz Arena on Wednesday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars played Illinois Tech and took home the win by a score of 93-78 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 16 while Illinois Tech recorded 16 personal fouls. They also converted 15 out of their 32 attempts from distance. Illinois Tech finished the game at 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 15 attempts. In addition, Illinois Tech pulled down 26 boards (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Illinois Tech distributed 15 assists and had 1 steal in this contest. With respect to the defense, SIU Edwardsville allowed their opponent to shoot 41.3% from the floor on 26 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 11 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 55.0%. SIU Edwardsville finished with a 59.0% FG percentage (36 of 61) and converted 10 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Ray'Sean Taylor is someone who was important in this game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 27 mins and grabbed 2 boards. He shot 63.6% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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SIU Edwardsville will take the court with a win-loss record of 8-4 for the year. They are averaging 76.9 points per outing (101st in the country) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor. The Cougars are connecting on 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (80 of 241) and 72.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, SIU Edwardsville is collecting 36.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 146 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 227th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Cougars are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 170th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 140 conceded so far this year. The Cougars are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.8% (299 of 716) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquish 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 203rd in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.6).

In their last game, the Saint Louis Billikens took home the win by a final score of 83-75 when they played Drake. Regarding rebounding, Saint Louis allowed Drake to pull down 29 overall (6 offensive). They went 37.5% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 18 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Billikens allowed Drake to make 27 out of 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 43.5% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Billikens shot 27 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9%. When discussing shots from downtown, Saint Louis buried 8 of their 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 91.3%. Drake earned 22 fouls for this game which got the Billikens to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also gave up possession 7 times, while earning 2 steals for the matchup. The Billikens were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the matchup.

Yuri Collins was important for the Billikens in this game. He accumulated 17 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 9 dimes in this game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a mark of 8-4 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Billikens are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks 205th in the nation. Saint Louis has accounted for 925 points for the campaign (77.1 per game) and they pull in 41.8 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per contest (51st in the nation) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. The Billikens commit 16.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Billikens on the defensive side of the court are 246th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 71.2. They are forcing their opponents into 10.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (42nd in college hoops). The Saint Louis defense gives up 32.3% from downtown (92 of 285) and opponents are converting on 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 34.7 boards per game, ranking them 186th and 210th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Louis

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