S. Indiana at Western Illinois

Southern Indiana has won three of five, losing only to St. Bonnies (80-66) and at Notre Dame (82-70) as a +14 dog. They also have upsets of Southern Illinois (71-53) as a +9 dog and at Bowling Green (69-57) as a road underdog. Southern Indiana has very good balance shooting 46.6% from the field and over 40% from long range behind senior guard Jelani Simmons (15.8 ppg) and junior guard Gary Solomon (10.7 ppg), with 6-8 senior Trevor Lakes (11.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg) and 6-9 senior Jacob Polakovich (10.8 ppg, 9.3 rpg) up front. They have six players averaging over 9 points per contest. Meanwhile, Western Illinois has lost four in a row including a 78-77 loss to UT Rio Grande Valley as a favorite. The Leathernecks are 45-71 ATS after two or more straight losses, plus 16-30 ATS after allowing 85+ points. Play Southern Indiana.