Southern Illinois Salukis vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 3/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (13-17) are hitting the road to Hulman Center on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Indiana State Sycamores (13-17).

The Southern Illinois Salukis stepped onto the hardwood against Illinois State and walked away with a win by a score of 88-79 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Salukis finished with 15 while Illinois State recorded 22 fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Illinois State ended up going 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 11 of 15 attempts. Moreover, Illinois State collected 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Illinois State dished out 13 dimes and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about defense, Southern Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 45.3% from the field on 29 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 32 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Salukis knocked down 21 of their 30 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Southern Illinois ended having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 54) and made 13 out of their 24 3-pointers.

Kennard Davis is one player who was a major factor in the game. He finished 58.3% from the field and totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Southern Illinois will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 13-17 on the year. They have an average of 73.0 pts per game (217th in college hoops) while going 46.0% from the floor. The Salukis are connecting on 35.3% on shots from beyond the arc (203 of 575) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Southern Illinois is collecting 35.8 boards per game and is sitting with 426 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 92nd in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Salukis are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 270th in the country in giving up assists with 402 relinquished for the season. The Salukis are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.0% (771 of 1,752) and they surrender 33.1 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 35.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 234th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.6).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana State Sycamores went home defeated by a final of 85-75 against Murray State. With respect to attacking the glass, Indiana State allowed Murray State to collect 36 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 38.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 18 and ended up shooting 30 out of 41 from the charity stripe (73.2%). The Sycamores allowed Murray State to bury 24 of their 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Sycamores went 26 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. When discussing 3-point shots, Indiana State buried 7 out of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Murray State committed 15 fouls in this game which took the Sycamores to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Sycamores were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 23 in the game.

Aaron Gray ended up being important for the Sycamores in this game. He earned 16 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 5 for the game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Indiana State has a win-loss mark of 13-17 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Sycamores are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks them 111th in the country. Indiana State has 2,383 pts this year (79.4 per contest) and they grab 35.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (71st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per game. The Sycamores are responsible for committing 18.4 personal fouls per game and they go 75.8% from the free throw line.

The Sycamores are ranked 344th in D-1 in points given up per game with 79.4. They are forcing 12.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (305th in college hoops). The Indiana State defense surrenders 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (243 of 697) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 13.2 assists and 34.8 boards per contest, which ranks 191st and 213th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Indiana State and under the total points

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