Southern Illinois vs. Drake Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The Southern Illinois Salukis (12-15, 6-10 MVC) play the Drake Bulldogs (12-16, 6-11 MVC) as only 1.5-point favorites on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total in the matchup is set at 149.5.

Southern Illinois enters this game following a 70-60 loss to Bradley on Sunday. Quel'Ron House scored a team-leading 26 points for Southern Illinois in the loss. Drake lost its last game 86-62 against Northern Iowa on Sunday. Jalen Quinn scored a team-best 20 points for Drake in the loss.

Southern Illinois vs. Drake Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa
• Spread favorite: Southern Illinois -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern Illinois -127
• Moneyline underdog: Drake +101
• Over/Under: 149.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Southern Illinois vs. Drake

• Southern Illinois and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total (149.5 points) eight times this season.
• A total of 14 of Drake's games have finished with a combined score higher than 149.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 150.9 points per game, 1.4 points more than the over/under of 149.5 for this game.
• These two teams surrender a combined 146.6 points per game, 2.9 less than this contest's over/under.
• Southern Illinois has seen a 145.2 average over/under in its games this season, 4.3 less than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 2.8 points lower than the average over/under in Drake's games this season of 152.3.

Betting the Spread: Southern Illinois vs. Drake

• Southern Illinois has played 26 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Salukis have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more 12 times and are 5-7 ATS in those contests.
• Drake is 8-18-0 against the spread this year.
• The Bulldogs have an against the spread record of 7-8 in their 15 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more this year.
• Drake is 3-10 against the spread, and 4-9 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 1.5-point underdog or greater, Drake has one win ATS (1-8).
• This season on the road, Southern Illinois is 7-5 against the spread and 4-8 overall.
• Southern Illinois has one win ATS (1-1) on the road as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern Illinois vs. Drake

• Southern Illinois has been the moneyline favorite in 12 games this season and won seven (58.3%) of those contests.
• The Salukis have a record of 6-3 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -127 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Southern Illinois has a 55.9% chance to win.
• Drake has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 15 games this year and has walked away with the win five times (33.3%) in those games.
• This season, the Bulldogs have come away with a win five times in 14 chances when named as an underdog of at least +101 or worse on the moneyline.
• Drake has an implied victory probability of 49.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.