SIU-Edwardsville vs Eastern Illinois College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for OVC Tournament

The No. 5 seed SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (19-12, 12-8 OVC) will hit the court in the OVC tournament against the No. 8 seed Eastern Illinois Panthers (12-19, 8-12 OVC), Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET live on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Wednesday, March 4, 2026
• Game time: 7 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Arena: Ford Center

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: SIU-Edwardsville win (65.9%)

To help you make an informed wager on SIU-Edwardsville-Eastern Illinois contest (in which SIU-Edwardsville is a 4.5-point favorite and the over/under is set at 127.5 points), below are a few betting trends and insights for Wednesday's game.

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SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• SIU-Edwardsville is 15-13-0 ATS this season.
• Eastern Illinois is 14-14-0 ATS this year.
• SIU-Edwardsville (3-6) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 4.5 points or more this season (33.3%) than Eastern Illinois (9-9) does as a 4.5+-point underdog (50%).
• The Cougars own a worse record against the spread at home (5-7-0) than they do in away games (9-6-0).
• Against the spread, the Panthers have had better results away (9-7-0) than at home (5-7-0).
• SIU-Edwardsville's record against the spread in conference games is 10-10-0.
• Eastern Illinois has beaten the spread 10 times in 20 OVC games.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois: Moneyline Betting Stats

• SIU-Edwardsville has won in nine, or 56.2%, of the 16 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This season, the Cougars have been victorious six times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -250 or shorter on the moneyline.
• Eastern Illinois has won seven of the 22 games it was the underdog on the moneyline this season (31.8%).
• The Panthers are 2-10 (winning only 16.7% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +198 or longer.
• SIU-Edwardsville has an implied victory probability of 71.4% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Eastern Illinois Head-to-Head Comparison

• Last year, SIU-Edwardsville was 243rd in the country offensively (71.6 points scored per game) and 35th defensively (66.5 points conceded).
• Last season, SIU-Edwardsville was 53rd in college basketball in rebounds (34.4 per game) and 233rd in rebounds conceded (32).
• Last season SIU-Edwardsville was ranked 174th in the nation in assists with 13.6 per game.
• SIU-Edwardsville was 135th in college basketball in turnovers per game (10.7) and 140th in turnovers forced (11.7) last season.
• Eastern Illinois put up only 66.5 points per game (18th-worst in college basketball) last year, but it played better on defense, where it surrendered 69 points per game (81st-ranked).
• Last season Eastern Illinois averaged 31.3 boards per game (214th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 33.2 rebounds per contest (300th-ranked).
• Eastern Illinois ranked 330th in the country with 11.3 assists per contest.
• Eastern Illinois ranked 17th-best in the nation by forcing 14.2 turnovers per game. It ranked 232nd in college basketball by averaging 11.6 turnovers per contest.

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