Illinois State Redbirds vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois State Redbirds vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Hulman Center is where the Indiana State Sycamores (12-14) will try to beat the Illinois State Redbirds (15-11) on Saturday.

The Illinois State Redbirds played Drake and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-77 in their last contest. Illinois State wrapped up the contest having earned a 57.8% field goal percentage (26 of 45) and buried 8 of their 21 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Redbirds made 17 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 65.4%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 21 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 12 dimes for this game as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to the defense, Illinois State allowed their opponent to shoot 60.4% from the field on 29 of 48 shooting. Drake totaled 13 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Drake collected 21 rebounds (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Drake ended up shooting 81.0% at the charity stripe by burying 17 of 21 attempts. They knocked down 9 of their 18 shots from downtown. In reference to personal fouls, the Redbirds walked away with 18 and Drake totaled 22 personal fouls.

Chase Walker is a player who had an impact for the game. He shot 66.7% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He played 33 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He finished with 25 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Illinois State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 15-11 so far this year. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per game and as a team are committing 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Illinois State is pulling down 32.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 376 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 83rd in the nation in terms of passing. The Redbirds are hitting 39.4% on three-point attempts (268 of 681) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. They average 76.5 points per contest (116th in Division 1) while going 48.7% from the field.

On defense, the Redbirds are able to force 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on 3-point shots while they are 204th in college hoops in opponents PPG (72.3). The Redbirds defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.9% (660 of 1,438) and they surrender 30.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are currently ranked 201st in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 329 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Indiana State Sycamores took a defeat with a final score of 88-73 when they played UNI. The Sycamores were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. UNI committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Sycamores to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Indiana State converted 9 of 25 attempts (36.0%). Overall, the Sycamores finished 22 out of 56 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.3%. The Sycamores allowed UNI to knock down 32 out of 55 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 58.2% in this game. They went 61.9% from 3-point land by going 13 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 18 at the free throw line (61.1%). When discussing rebounding, Indiana State allowed UNI to collect 30 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Samage Teel ended up being a major contributor for the Sycamores in the game. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 53.8%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 6 assists for the matchup.

Indiana State has a mark of 12-14 on the year. The Sycamores have committed 18.2 fouls per game and they connect on 74.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per contest (74th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per game. Indiana State has scored 2,074 pts on the campaign (79.8 per game) and they average 36.2 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Sycamores are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 97th in the nation.

The Sycamores on the defensive side of the court are 343rd in the country in PPG allowed with 79.4. They are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (307th in college). The Indiana State defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (213 of 606) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.5 assists and 34.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 224th and 188th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana State

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