North Dakota State at Southern Illinois

Southern Illinois' two losses have been to Charleston and Oklahoma State and the Cowboys had to outscore the Salukis 47-41 in the second half to win 85-78 on Thursday. The Salukis shot 51 percent and went 11-for-28 on 3-point tries with Elijah Elliott scoring a team-leading 21 points. New coach Scott Nagy beought in 10 transfers and it is paying off especially on the offensive end. North Dakota State will provide some lesser competition and it is 1-5 ATS its past six games and the Bison have lost 11 of 14 Monday road games outright. The teams met last year and Southern Illinois won 76-63. The Bison had lost two straight before defeating Santa Clara 88-80 as the Broncos missed 29 of 37 3-pointers. The Salukis will put up better numbers from long range in this matchup. Take Southern Illinois.