Little Rock vs. SIU-Edwardsville betting: College basketball preview for December 19

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The Little Rock Trojans (6-5, 0-0 OVC) are at home in OVC play against the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (7-4, 0-0 OVC) on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. The Trojans are 4.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 138.5 points.

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Little Rock vs. SIU-Edwardsville betting lines

  • Little Rock moneyline odds to win: -193
  • SIU-Edwardsville moneyline odds to win: +160
  • Spread: Little Rock (-4.5)
  • Total: 138.5

Little Rock statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Little Rock has done a better job covering the spread on the road (3-3-0) than it has in home games (1-2-0).
  • The Trojans have eclipsed the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in one of three home matchups (33.3%). In away games, they have hit the over in one of six games (16.7%).

Last season stats

  • With 77.3 points scored per game and 72.5 points conceded last year, the Trojans were 77th in the nation on offense and 202nd defensively.
  • Little Rock was 113th in the nation in rebounds per game (33.2) and 56th in rebounds allowed (29.6) last season.
  • Last season the Trojans were ranked 77th in college basketball in assists with 14.8 per game.

Little Rock betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.2 (254th in nation) 38.2 (16th) 31.7 (254th) 34.8 (321st) 14.2 (173rd) 13.7 (327th)

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SIU-Edwardsville statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • SIU-Edwardsville has performed better against the spread at home (2-1-0) than on the road (3-2-0) this season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Cougars games have finished over three of three times at home (100%), and zero of five away (0%).
  • The Cougars, as moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than away (2-3) this year.

Last season stats

  • Last season the Cougars put up 71.5 points per game (238th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 70.1 points per contest (115th-ranked).
  • SIU-Edwardsville was 184th in college basketball with 31.9 boards per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 156th with 31.1 rebounds allowed per game.
  • Last season the Cougars ranked 314th in college basketball in assists, delivering 11.3 per game.

SIU-Edwardsville betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 2-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-0-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-6-0 (Home: 3-0-0; Away: 0-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (248th in nation) 39.2 (38th) 39.1 (eighth) 32.3 (254th) 16.5 (51st) 11.0 (128th)
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