Southeast Missouri State vs. Lindenwood Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - OVC Tournament
05 March 2026

The No. 3 seed Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (19-12, 14-6 OVC) and the No. 6 seed Lindenwood Lions (18-14, 11-9 OVC) face off in the OVC Tournament Thursday at Ford Center, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. Southeast Missouri State is favored by 2.5 points. Both teams are looking to take another step toward a conference title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
Southeast Missouri State won its last matchup 89-73 against Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Luke Almodovar scored a team-best 21 points for Southeast Missouri State in the victory. Lindenwood heads into this matchup following a 72-62 win over Little Rock on Wednesday. Milos Nenadic scored 24 points in Lindenwood's victory, leading the team.
Southeast Missouri State vs. Lindenwood Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana
- Spread favorite: Southeast Missouri State -2.5
How to watch Southeast Missouri State vs. Lindenwood
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Spread: Southeast Missouri State vs. Lindenwood
- Against the spread, Southeast Missouri State is 14-14-0 this year.
- The Redhawks are 7-9 ATS when favored by 2.5 points or more this season.
- Against the spread, Lindenwood is 13-16-0 this season.
- So far this year, the Lions have been installed as underdogs by a 2.5-point margin or more nine times and are 3-6 ATS in those games.
- Southeast Missouri State is 5-7 against the spread, and 7-5 overall, at home.
- Southeast Missouri State is 5-6 ATS as a 2.5-point favorite or more at home.
- In away games, Lindenwood is 7-9 against the spread, and 7-9 overall.
- This season Lindenwood is 3-0 ATS as 2.5-point underdogs or more on the road.
