Belmont vs. Southern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Belmont Bruins (16-3, 6-2 MVC) take the court against the Southern Illinois Salukis (8-10, 2-5 MVC) as just 2.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup's point total is set at 153.5.

Belmont enters this contest after a 78-74 victory over Valparaiso on Tuesday. Jabez Jenkins' team-leading 17 points paced Belmont in the win. Southern Illinois' most recent contest was a 76-73 overtime loss to Drake on Wednesday. Damien Mayo Jr.'s team-leading 19 points paced Southern Illinois in the loss.

Belmont vs. Southern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Belmont -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Belmont -156
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Illinois +130
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Belmont vs. Southern Illinois

• Belmont and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (153.5 points) nine times this season.
• This season, seven of Southern Illinois' games have ended with a combined score higher than 153.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 159.7 points per game, 6.2 points more than the total of 153.5 for this game.
• The 143.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 10.1 less than the 153.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Belmont's games is 0.4 fewer points than the over/under of 153.5 in this contest.
• Southern Illinois' games have an average over/under of 150.1 points this season, 3.4 points lower than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Belmont vs. Southern Illinois

• Belmont has nine wins against the spread in 18 games this year.
• The Bruins are 7-9 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
• In Southern Illinois' 17 games this season, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This season, the Salukis have an against-the-spread record of 5-3 in their eight games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• Southern Illinois has covered the spread twice at home, and is 4-2 overall there, this year.
• At home, Southern Illinois has two wins ATS (2-3) as a 2.5-point underdog or more.
• On the road, Belmont is 7-1 overall and 5-3 against the spread.
• This year Belmont is 3-3 ATS as 2.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Belmont vs. Southern Illinois

• This season, Belmont has been moneyline favorites 16 times and won 13, or 81.2%, of those games.
• The Bruins have entered 16 games this season favored by -156 or more and are 13-3 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win from Belmont, based on the moneyline, is 60.9%.
• Southern Illinois has come away with two wins in the nine contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Salukis have won two of seven games when listed as at least +130 or worse on the moneyline.
• Southern Illinois has an implied victory probability of 43.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.