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Indiana State vs Evansville Pick & Preview: Wednesday, February 1st Betting Odds

Sycamores vs Aces Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Indiana State Sycamores at Evansville Aces
  • Where: Evansville at Ford Center
  • Date: Wednesday, February 1st
  • Betting Odds: Indiana State -13, INDST -980 | EVANS +595 O/U 148.0

Sycamores Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Evansville, the Indiana State Sycamores will be taking the floor for the 24th time this season and have an overall record of 14-9. On the road, the Sycamores will be playing their 10th game of the season, having gone 5-5. This season, Indiana State has been favored to win in 17 games, sitting with a mark of 11-6. For today’s contest, Indiana State has a betting line set -13 points in their favor.

Indiana State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Courvoisier McCauley who is averaging 16.18 points per game for the Sycamores. McCauley is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Sycamores’ offensive game plan is the play of Cameron Henry who has hit 52.0% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.86 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Indiana State this season, as they are currently ranked 226th in college basketball at 70.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Sycamores’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.3%, placing them 299th in the NCAA.

Aces Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Indiana State, the Evansville Aces will be taking the floor for the 24th time this season and have an overall record of 4-19. So far this season, Evansville has played 12 games at home, sitting with a record of 3-9. For the season, Evansville has been the underdog in 22 games, sitting with a mark of 4-18. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Aces being +13 point underdogs.

Evansville’s leading scorer this season is Kenny Strawbridge, who is averaging 14.7 points per contest. So far, Strawbridge has accounted for 21.98% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 3.78 rebounds per game and 2.17 assists. Marvin Coleman is the second leading scorer for the Aces, averaging 10.83 points per game. Between him and Coleman, they are accounting for 38.2% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Evansville this season, as they are currently ranked 465th in college basketball at 59.2 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Aces’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.9%, placing them 327th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Evansville Aces +13

Our analysis of the game between the Evansville Aces and Indiana State Sycamores suggests that Evansville will cover the spread as +13 point underdogs. We believe the spread for this matchup is set too high, providing an opportunity for Evansville to cover. Even if they are behind for most of the game, the Aces have a good chance of keeping the final score closer than expected. In these types of situations, the better team’s pace of play can be crucial in covering such a large spread. However, since both teams are close to the NCAA average in possessions per game, Evansville won’t have to play an unfamiliar style of basketball. Based on our model, we recommend betting on the Evansville Aces at +13.