SIU-Edwardsville vs Morehead State Prediction 2/20/25 College Basketball Picks

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars and the Morehead State Eagles meet on Saturday in college basketball action from the Gentry Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an SIU-Edwardsville vs. Morehead State prediction.

SIU-Edwardsville Recap

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars come into this game looking to build on an 84-72 win over Tennessee State last time out to improve to 18-9 on the year. After this game, SIU-Edwardsville will head on the road for a matchup with Southern Indiana.

Cougars Looking To Keep Momentum Going

Ray’Sean Taylor leads the Cougars in scoring and assists with 18.6 PPG and 3.9 APG while Brian Taylor II has 12.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG, and 2.9 APG this season. Ring Malith has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Cougars on the glass and cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for SIUE so far this season. Desmond Polk also has 6.7 PPG with 3.2 RPG as well on the year. As a team, SIU-Edwardsville is averaging 72.9 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 34% from behind the arc, and 66.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the SIU Edwardsville Cougars will win

• Morehead State has lost each of its last five games.
• SIU Edwardsville has won four of its last five games.

Morehead State Recap

The Morehead State Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back from a 72-67 loss at the hands of Western Illinois last time out to sit at 14-13 on the year. After this game, Morehead State will take on Eastern Illinois at home.

Eagles Lose 5th In A Row

Kenny White Jr. leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding with 12.5 PPG along with a team-high 6 RPG and 2.1 APG while Jerone Morton has 10.3 PPG with 3.3 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG in 21 games played so far as the only other double-digit scorer for Morehead State up to this point in the year, leading the Eagles in assists. Tyler Brelsford has 9.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG while Anouar Mellouk has 7.1 PPG with 4.2 RPG up to this point in the year. George Marshall has added 7.4 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Dieonte Miles also has 6.1 PPG with 5.2 RPG as well this season. As a team, Morehead State is averaging 67.1 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three, and 67.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Morehead State Eagles will win

• Morehead State has won 12 of its last 13 night games at Ellis T Johnson Arena following a road loss.
• SIU Edwardsville has lost each of its last three games at Ellis T Johnson Arena.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Morehead State Prediction

I’m with SIU-Edwardsville here. I think Morehead State is just running out of steam at the worst time and I think there’s a decent chance that it gets worse before it gets better. The Cougars are still going through one of their best seasons in recent memory and are looking like one of the front-runners to make it out of the OVC this season and potentially make their first NCAA tournament appearance. I’ll side with the Cougars on the road here.