North Dakota State vs Southern Illinois Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/18/24

The North Dakota State Bison and the Southern Illinois Salukis meet Monday in college basketball action from the UNF Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a North Dakota State vs. Southern Illinois prediction.

North Dakota State Recap

The North Dakota State Bison come into this game looking to build on an 88-80 OT win over Santa Clara last time out. After this game, North Dakota State will face Samford, West Georgia, Utah Valley, Weber State, and Northern Colorado.

Bison Looking For Back-To-Back Road Wins

Jacari White leads the Bison in scoring with 22.5 PPG along with 4.5 RPG while Jacksen Moni has 12.7 PPG with a team-high 5 RPG and 3.7 APG. Tajavis Miller has 11.3 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for NDSU so far this season. Noah Feddersen has 9.3 PPG with 4.8 RPG and 3 APG while Masen Miller has 9 PPG. Brennan Watkins also has 3 APG as well on the year for the Bison. As a team, North Dakota State is averaging 83.3 PPG on 48.9% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three, and 73.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Dakota State Bison will win

• Southern Illinois has lost five of its last six games.
• North Dakota State has won four of its last five night games following an overtime win.

Southern Illinois Recap

The Southern Illinois Salukis will be out to bounce back from an 85-78 loss at the hands of Oklahoma State last time out. After this game, Southern Illinois will head on the road for a date with the Florida Gators.

Salukis Looking To Defend Home Court

Elijah Elliott leads the Salukis in scoring with 19.3 PPG while Kennard Davis Jr. has 16.7 PPG along with team-highs of 4.3 APG and 3.7 SPG to lead the Salukis in assists and steals. Ali Dibba has 12.7 PPG with 4 RPG to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for SIU so far this season. Jarrett Hensley also has a team-high 5 RPG to lead the Salukis on the glass. As a team, Southern Illinois is averaging 81.3 PPG on 47.8% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three, and 63.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Southern Illinois Salukis will win

• Southern Illinois has won 27 of its last 28 games against non-conference opponents at Banterra Center.
• North Dakota State has lost each of its last four games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

North Dakota State vs. Southern Illinois Prediction

I’m on North Dakota State here. The Bison are a 3-point dependent team, and they shoot a lot of free throws and make their threes at a high clip while SIU allows teams to light it up from behind the arc. North Dakota State’s a decent two-point shooting team, but they have a tendency to leave points at the foul line and that could come back to haunt them here. With all of the variance, I’m rolling with North Dakota State and the points.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: North Dakota State +7