Richmond vs. Southern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 12

The Richmond Spiders (3-0) visit the Southern Illinois Salukis (1-1) at Banterra Center, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The Spiders are 3.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 153.5.

Richmond heads into this contest on the heels of a 79-53 win against Temple on Sunday. Jamie Kaiser Jr. scored a team-best 16 points for Richmond in the victory. Southern Illinois dropped its most recent matchup 100-93 against UMKC on Friday. Southern Illinois got a team-high 32 points from Jalen Haynes in the loss.

Richmond vs. Southern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Richmond -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Richmond -168
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Illinois +138
• Over/Under: 153.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Richmond vs. Southern Illinois

• Richmond's games went over 153.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total, 13 times (out of 31) last season.
• Last year, eight of Southern Illinois' 31 games had a combined total higher than 153.5 points scored.
• These teams averaged a combined 149.7 points per game a season ago, 3.8 fewer points than the total of 153.5 set for this game.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 10.0 fewer points per game (143.5) last season than this matchup's over/under of 153.5 points.
• The average point total in Richmond's games last year was 2.8 fewer points than the total of 153.5 in this matchup.
• The average point total for Southern Illinois in 2025 was 10.9 points fewer than this game's over/under.

Betting the Spread: Richmond vs. Southern Illinois

• Richmond put together a 15-15-1 record against the spread last season.
• The Spiders were 6-9 ATS last season when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
• Southern Illinois won 16 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 15 times.
• The Salukis were 7-3 ATS last season when playing as at least 3.5-point underdogs.
• Southern Illinois was 5-8 against the spread, and 7-6 overall, at home last year.
• At home last year, Southern Illinois was 4-4 ATS as a 3.5-point underdog or more.
• Away from home last season, Richmond was 7-4 against the spread and 3-8 overall.
• Richmond was winless ATS (0-2) as a 3.5-point favorite or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Richmond vs. Southern Illinois

• Richmond won 57.9% of the games last season in which it was the moneyline favorite (11-8).
• The Spiders had a 9-6 record last year (winning 60% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -168 or shorter.
• Richmond has a 62.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability.
• Southern Illinois was an underdog 15 times last season and won five, or 33.3%, of those games.
• The Salukis had a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when they were set as an underdog of +138 or more by oddsmakers last season.
• The implied probability of a win by Southern Illinois, based on the moneyline, is 42.0%.