Southern Indiana vs Western Illinois Prediction 2/13/25 College Basketball Picks

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles and the Western Illinois Leathernecks meet Thursday 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 a Southern Indiana vs. Western Illinois prediction.

Southern Indiana Recap

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles come into this game looking to bounce back after a 79-74 loss at the hands of Southeast Missouri State in their last matchup. After this game, Southern Indiana will head on the road again for a game against Lindenwood.

Screaming Eagles Lose 4th In A Row

Damoni Harrison leads Southern Indiana in scoring with 14.9 PPG along with 5.3 RPG while Jayland Randall has 14.8 PPG as well this season. Stephen Olowoniyi has 13.8 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead Southern Indiana on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Southern Indiana so far this year. Jack Campion also has a team-high 4.1 APG as well on the year for Southern Indiana. As a team, Southern Indiana is averaging 72.3 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 34.9% from three, and 72.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles will win

• Western Illinois has lost each of its last 10 games.
• The road team has won four of Southern Indiana’s last five games.

Western Illinois Recap

The Western Illinois Leathernecks come into this game looking to get back on track after an 81-70 loss to UT-Martin last time out to drop to 8-17 on the year. After this game, Western Illinois will welcome Morehead State to town.

Leathernecks Looking To Snap Double-Digit Losing Streak

Marko Maletic leads the Leathernecks in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 3.4 RPG while Ryan Myers has 12.7 PPG with 2.6 RPG and Sean Smith has 10.8 PPG with 4.8 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG and 1.5 SPG to lead the Leathernecks in assists and steals and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Western Illinois up to this point in the year. Julius Rollins has 8.8 PPG with 4.1 RPG while Tay Knox has 4 PPG and a team-high 5.3 RPG to lead the Leathernecks on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Western Illinois is averaging 67 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 36.4% from behind the arc, and 69.3% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Western Illinois Leathernecks will win

• Southern Indiana has lost seven of its last eight road games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Western Illinois’ last five home games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 134 or fewer points.
• Fifteen of Southern Indiana’s last 18 night games have produced a total of 138+ points.

Southern Indiana vs. Western Illinois Prediction

I’m with Western Illinois here. I get the case to be made for the Screaming Eagles as Western Illinois’ losing skid has been ugly. However, this may be the Leathernecks’ best opportunity at a win for a bit with games against some of the OVC’s best on deck like Morehead State, Southeast Missouri State, and Little Rock, who are all vying for the conference regular season title and this is also a revenge spot for Western Illinois after losing at Southern Indiana a few games ago. I think the Leathernecks get the job done at home here so give me Western Illinois and the points.