Evansville at Illinois State

Evansville is 15-3 and has been waiting to avenge last season's two losses to Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Tournament and the last game of the regular season. The Purple Aces have won eight of their last nine games overall with the only loss at Wichita State as a 10-point underdog. Evansville is shooting 52.3 percent from the field compared to 40.8 for Illinois State and the Aces have a .412 defensive field goal percentage. Evansville beat Drake 84-65 on Tuesday as D.J. Balentine scored 24 points and Egidijus Mockevicius added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Aces made 32 of 60 shots from the floor. Illinois State lost its second in a row 81-78 at Southern Illinois as MiKyle McIntosh finished with 25 points. The Redbirds are shooting only 40.1 percent their last three games. Evansville is 7-2 ATS the last nine meetings, but on the road tonight take Evansville on the moneyline.