SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - OVC Tournament

The No. 5 seed SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (19-12, 12-8 OVC) are favored by 5.5 points in the OVC Tournament when they play the No. 8 seed Eastern Illinois Panthers (12-19, 8-12 OVC) Wednesday at Ford Center, beginning at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winner moves one game closer to claiming a guaranteed place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The over/under is 127.5 in the matchup.

The teams play again after SIU-Edwardsville defeated Eastern Illinois 77-50 Saturday. Arnas Sakenis led SIU-Edwardsville with 16 points, while Zion Fruster put up 11 for Eastern Illinois.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana
• Spread favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -286
• Moneyline underdog: Eastern Illinois +210
• Over/Under: 127.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois

• A total of 17 of SIU-Edwardsville's games this season have gone over Wednesday's total of 127.5 points.
• There have been 20 Eastern Illinois games that finished with a combined score over 127.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 137.9 points per game, 10.4 points more than the point total of 127.5 for this matchup.
• These two teams give up a combined 134.8 points per game, 7.3 more than this contest's over/under.
• SIU-Edwardsville has seen a 135.3 average over/under in its games this season, 7.8 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this game is 9.9 points lower than the average over/under in Eastern Illinois' games this season of 137.4.

Betting the Spread: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois

• In SIU-Edwardsville's 28 games this season, it has 15 wins against the spread.
• The Cougars have been favored by 5.5 points or more nine times this season and are 3-6 ATS in those matchups.
• Eastern Illinois is 14-14-0 against the spread this season.
• The Panthers have been underdogs by 5.5 points or more 15 times this season and are 8-7 ATS in those matchups.
• SIU-Edwardsville is 5-7 against the spread, and 7-5 overall, at home.
• At home, SIU-Edwardsville has two wins ATS (2-4) as a 5.5-point favorite or greater.
• Away from home, Eastern Illinois is 3-13 overall and 9-7 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois

• This season, SIU-Edwardsville has won nine out of the 16 games, or 56.2%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Cougars have entered four games this season favored by -286 or more, and won each of those games.
• SIU-Edwardsville has a 74.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Eastern Illinois has come away with eight wins in the 23 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• The Panthers have a win-loss record of 2-9 with odds of +210 or worse this year.
• Eastern Illinois has an implied victory probability of 32.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.