Southern Illinois vs. Drake

Two teams with one loss between them battle in this matchup, and Southern Illinois is getting double-digit points even though it is 7-1 and 5-2 ATS this season. The Salukis had their seven-game winning streak snapped when losing the second of a back-to-back with Evansville, but the Purple Aces shot the lights out hitting 55.3% of their shots. Marcus Domask led the Salukis with 25 points, and he is one of two returning starters as coach Bryan Mullins has done a good job getting a lot of newcomers to play together. Southern Illinois won and covered both meetings last year, and the Salukis are 7-2 ATS their last nine games versus teams with at least .600 winning percentages dating to last season. The underdog is 18-6-2 ATS the last 26 meetings. Grab the points with Southern Illinois.