SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (8-5, 1-1 OVC) square off against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-9, 0-2 OVC) as 9.5-point favorites on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is 136.5 for the matchup.

In its last time out, SIU-Edwardsville won on Monday 66-61 over Western Illinois. Ring Malith's team-leading 24 points led SIU-Edwardsville in the win. Southern Indiana fell in its most recent game 64-60 in OT against Morehead State on Saturday. Southern Indiana got a team-high 17 points from Cardell Bailey in the loss.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Sam M. Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois
• Spread favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -575
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Indiana +420
• Over/Under: 136.5 points

How to watch SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana

• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana

• This season, SIU-Edwardsville and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's over/under of 136.5 points six times.
• This season, seven of Southern Indiana's games have ended with a combined score higher than 136.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 148.4 points per game, 11.9 points more than the over/under of 136.5 for this contest.
• The 143 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 6.5 more than the 136.5 total in this contest.
• On average, SIU-Edwardsville has seen a 143.3-point over/under in its games this season, 6.8 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• A difference of 11.6 points separates the average over/under in Southern Indiana's games (148.1 points) and this matchup's over/under (136.5).

Betting the Spread: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana

• SIU-Edwardsville has five wins against the spread in 10 games this season.
• Southern Indiana is 3-7-0 against the spread this season.
• So far this year, the Screaming Eagles have been installed as underdogs by a 9.5-point margin or more five times and are 3-2 ATS in those games.
• Away from home, Southern Indiana has just one win against the spread and are 1-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana

• This season, SIU-Edwardsville has been moneyline favorites seven times and won three of those games.
• The Cougars have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -575.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 85.2% chance of a victory for SIU-Edwardsville.
• Southern Indiana has been a moneyline underdog in nine games this season and has come away with the win one time (11.1%) in those contests.
• The Screaming Eagles have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +420 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Southern Indiana has an implied victory probability of 19.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.

Dunkel Index Prediction for SIU-Edwardsville vs. Southern Indiana

• Pick ATS: Southern Indiana (+ 9.5)
• Pick OU: Over (136.5)
  
• Prediction: SIU-Edwardsville 73 - Southern Indiana 72