Siu Edwardsville Cougars

The Cougars covered 8 of 11 games as underdogs in 2025-26 and 7 of 18 as favorites, and their underdog moneyline made 7.39 units. Every SIU Edwardsville prediction above is read against that split.

Getting points

SIU Edwardsville was an underdog 11 times, won six and covered eight; only 24 teams covered a higher share as underdogs. Backed to win in all 11, they returned 7.39 units, a figure 25 teams beat. The longest prices that landed were all on the road: 77-60 at UTSA at +250, 61-59 at Drake at +270 and 68-55 at Southeast Missouri State at +330.

Laying points

As favorites the Cougars won 10 of 18 and covered 7. The 16 priced favorite games lost 3.53 units. Four of those defeats came at home: Indiana State 55-64 at -135, Western Michigan 73-83 at -245, Morehead State 72-73 at -198, and Little Rock 70-73 at -175.

Over all 27 priced games the moneyline made 3.86, 5.6 of it on the road.

Defense and the total

SIU Edwardsville allowed 64.69 points a game; only seven Division I teams allowed fewer. Eighteen of 29 priced totals went under, a share 36 teams topped and two matched. February, 5-3 straight up and 5-3 against the spread, had six unders in eight.

Eastern Illinois, three times

Eastern Illinois won two of three meetings, 76-72 in December with the Cougars at -270, and 77-71 in the OVC first round at -198. In between, SIU Edwardsville won 77-50.

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