Southern Illinois vs. Evansville Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 12

The Southern Illinois Salukis (11-14, 5-9 MVC) play the Evansville Purple Aces (6-19, 2-12 MVC) on February 12, 2026 at Banterra Center. The Purple Aces are underdogs by an 11.5-point margin as they enter the matchup with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 139.5 points.

Southern Illinois is coming off of an 80-65 victory over Indiana State in its last outing on Monday. Quel'Ron House put up 14 points, three rebounds and five assists for Southern Illinois. Evansville is coming off of an 88-80 win over Illinois State in its most recent outing on Monday. AJ Casey scored a team-best 28 points for Evansville in the victory.

Southern Illinois vs. Evansville Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Banterra Center in Carbondale, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Southern Illinois -11.5
• Moneyline favorite: Southern Illinois -962
• Moneyline underdog: Evansville +587
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Southern Illinois vs. Evansville

• This season, 14 of Southern Illinois' 24 games have gone over Thursday's over/under of 139.5 points.
• There have been 14 Evansville games that ended with a combined score higher than 139.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 141.9 points per game, 2.4 points more than the total of 139.5 for this contest.
• The 146.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 6.6 more than the 139.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Southern Illinois has had a 145.8-point over/under in its games this season, 6.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 2.7 points lower than the average over/under in Evansville's games this season (142.2 points).

Betting the Spread: Southern Illinois vs. Evansville

• In Southern Illinois' 24 games this year, it has 11 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Salukis have one ATS win in two games as a favorite of 11.5 points or more.
• Evansville is 12-11-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this year, the Purple Aces have been installed as underdogs by an 11.5-point margin or more seven times and are 3-4 ATS in those games.
• Southern Illinois is 5-5 overall, and 3-7 against the spread, at home.
• At home, Southern Illinois has one win ATS (1-1) as a 11.5-point favorite or more.
• This year away from home, Evansville is 6-4 against the spread and 1-9 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Southern Illinois vs. Evansville

• Southern Illinois has entered the game as moneyline favorites 10 times this season and won six of those games.
• The Salukis have played as a favorite of -962 or more twice this season and won both games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 90.6% chance of a victory for Southern Illinois.
• Evansville has been a moneyline underdog in 20 games this season and has come away with the win three times (15%) in those contests.
• This season, the Purple Aces have been a moneyline underdog of -962 or more four times, losing every contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Evansville has a 14.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.