Illinois State at Southern Illinois

Both teams played last night in tournament play in St. Louis. Illinois State is 3-10 straight away from home. They topped Indiana State last night, but are 5-11 ATS after a victory, as well as 4-10 ATS after a spread cover. Illinois State is not a strong defensive squad. They are last in the Missouri Valley in points allowed this season and last in scoring margin. They were also last offensively in free throw shooting (68%). They face No. 2 seed Southern Illinois, which has 20 wins on the year. Balanced Southern Illinois was second in the MVC in field goal shooting. Southern Illinois topped Missouri State yesterday, 67-63, with four players scoring in double digits and matches up well here. Play Southern Illinois.