Ohio Valley Tournament - First Round - Ford Center - Evansville, IN
Belmont is certainly the class of the Ohio Valley but the Bruins, who were 24-1, finished the regular season with two losses. They went from a team that shot over 50% in seven straight games to one that failed to shoot 40% in each of its last two. Now they play on a neutral court where the shooting background sometimes takes an adjustment. SIU Edwardsville has averaged fewer than 60 points in their last seven games. They have considerably slowed the pace over their last six games as they average just 50 shots per game. There is no shortage of factors here that show this game staying shy of the total. Make the play on the UNDER.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Belmont Bruins on the -22 ATS. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Belmont would win by a score of 82.5 to 61.8 with Belmont winning on the moneyline, SIU Edwardsville winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Belmont Bruins on the -14.5 ATS. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Belmont would win by a score of 79.4 to 66.9 with Belmont winning on the moneyline, SIU Edwardsville winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on SIU Edwardsville Cougars on the +19 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Belmont would win by a score of 82.5 to 64.1 with Belmont winning on the moneyline, SIU Edwardsville winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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SIU Edwardsville vs. Belmont
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Belmont Bruins on the -18 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Belmont would win by a score of 81.5 to 68.2 with Belmont winning on the moneyline, SIU Edwardsville winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public bets were on Belmont Bruins on the -17 ATS. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Belmont would win by a score of 81.3 to 66.0 with Belmont winning on the moneyline, SIU Edwardsville winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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SIU Edwardsville at Belmont
SIU Edwardsville's offense is struggling, scoring 63, 58, 69, and 67 points the last four games. They are leaning on defense, coming off of a 67-65 victory at Tennessee State despite shooting 37.9% from the field and just 25% (6-of-24) from long range. It will be tough to score on a red-hot Belmont team that has home court. Belmont has won 12 in a row after holding Eastern Illinois to 66 points and 43.4% shooting. Belmont is 11-3 UNDER the total at home against conference foes, plus 24-10 UNDER after four straight games committing 14 or fewer turnovers. Play SIU Edwardsville/Belmont UNDER the total.
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