SIU-Edwardsville vs. Little Rock Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 8

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (10-6, 3-2 OVC) host the Little Rock Trojans (5-10, 2-2 OVC) at Sam M. Vadalabene Center, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The Cougars are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 133.5 points.

In its last matchup on Tuesday, SIU-Edwardsville claimed a 66-62 victory against Lindenwood. In the victory, Darrion Baker led SIU-Edwardsville with 20 points. Little Rock is coming off of an 84-79 loss to Tennessee State in its last outing on Saturday. Johnathan Lawson scored 20 points in Little Rock's loss, leading the team.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Little Rock Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Sam M. Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois
• Spread favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -156
• Moneyline underdog: Little Rock +129
• Over/Under: 133.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Little Rock

• SIU-Edwardsville and its opponents have combined to go over Thursday's over/under of 133.5 points eight times this season.
• This season, 10 of Little Rock's games have finished with a combined score higher than 133.5 points.
• The Cougars average 74.8 points per game against the Trojans' 69.9, amounting to 11.2 points over the contest's total of 133.5.
• This matchup's over/under is 10.1 fewer points than the 143.6 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, SIU-Edwardsville has had a 140.6-point over/under in its games this season, 7.1 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 14 points lower than the average over/under in Little Rock's games this season (147.5 points).

Betting the Spread: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Little Rock

• SIU-Edwardsville is 6-7-0 against the spread this year.
• The Cougars have been favored by 2.5 points or more nine times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• In Little Rock's 13 games this year, it has four wins against the spread.
• This year, the Trojans have just two against the spread wins in 10 games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
• SIU-Edwardsville has covered the spread once at home, and is 2-3 overall there, this season.
• SIU-Edwardsville is winless ATS (0-4) as a 2.5-point favorite or more at home.
• This season on the road, Little Rock is 3-7 against the spread and 2-8 overall.
• Little Rock is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 2.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Little Rock

• SIU-Edwardsville has entered the game as moneyline favorites nine times this season and won four of those games.
• This season, the Cougars have won three of their six games when favored by at least -156 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 60.9% chance of a victory for SIU-Edwardsville.
• Little Rock has been victorious in one, or 9.1%, of the 11 contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Trojans have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +129 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Little Rock has a 43.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.