Check out our free SIUE vs Little Rock pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Little Rock. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
SIUE vs Little Rock Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds
Cougars vs Trojans Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: SIUE Cougars at Little Rock Trojans
- Where: Little Rock at Jack Stephens Center
- Date: Saturday, February 4th
- Betting Odds: SIUE -4, SIUE -185 | ARLR +149 O/U 149.5
Cougars Preview:
The SIUE Cougars head into today’s game in what will be their 25th game of the season, posting a record of 15-9. On the road, the Cougars will be playing their 12th game of the season, having gone 6-6. This season, SIUE has been favored to win in 11 games, sitting with a mark of 7-4. For today’s contest, SIUE has a betting line set -4 points in their favor.
SIUE will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Ray’Sean Taylor who is averaging 15.42 points per game for the Cougars. Taylor 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 Cougars’ offensive game plan is the play of Damarco Minor who has hit 37.8% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 12.0 points per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for SIUE this season, as they are currently ranked 312th in college basketball at 67.5 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 Cougars’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 29.2%, placing them 493rd in the NCAA.
Trojans Preview:
The Little Rock Trojans head into today’s game in what will be their 25th game of the season, posting a record of 7-17. Currently, the Trojans have been the home team 9 times, sitting with a record of 6-3. So far, the Trojans have been the underdog 19 times, going 3-16 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +4 underdogs on the spread.
Myron Gardner comes into today’s game as the Trojans’ leading scorer at 13.74 points per contest. Not only has Gardner been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Little Rock’s top rebounder at 9.26 boards per contest. Behind Gardner, the team has benefited from the strong play of Deantoni Gordon, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.42 points per game. Overall, he has hit 52.0% of his shots and is adding 5.5 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Little Rock this season, as they are currently ranked 342nd in college basketball at 66.7 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 Trojans’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.7%, placing them 273rd in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: SIUE Cougars -4
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the SIUE Cougars to pick up the win and cover the spread as -4 point betting favorites. Although SIUE as a team is just 345th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Trojans’ defense. In addition, the Cougars have made bettors money who have taken them to cover on the road, as they are 6-4 (last 10). At -4 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Cougars to come out on top and cover.
