Southern Indiana vs. Lindenwood betting: College basketball preview for January 16

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The Lindenwood Lions (8-9, 3-3 OVC) visit the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-10, 1-5 OVC) after losing eight road games in a row. The Screaming Eagles are favored by only 1.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The over/under is 142 in the matchup.

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Southern Indiana Cover -1.5 vs Lindenwood -105

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Southern Indiana vs. Lindenwood betting lines

  • Southern Indiana moneyline odds to win: -118
  • Lindenwood moneyline odds to win: -103
  • Spread: Southern Indiana (-1.5)
  • Total: 142

Southern Indiana statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Southern Indiana sports a better record against the spread (3-4-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (3-5-0).
  • In home games, the Screaming Eagles go over the total 42.9% of the time (three of seven games). They hit the over more often in road games, going over the total in 50% of games (four of eight).

Recent trends

  • The Screaming Eagles’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, scoring 73.1 points a contest compared to the 73.6 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Southern Indiana has been slightly better on the defensive end of the floor recently, giving up 69.7 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 73.4 it has surrendered per game this year.
  • Over their past 10 outings, the Screaming Eagles are making 0.2 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (7.1 compared to 6.9 season-long), while shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (31.1% compared to 33.4% season-long).

Southern Indiana betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-9-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 5-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (258th in nation) 43.3 (185th) 32.4 (199th) 34.7 (330th) 11.9 (311th) 11.1 (134th)

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Lindenwood statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Lindenwood is 3-1-1 at home against the spread (.600 winning percentage). Away, it is 1-6-0 ATS (.143).
  • Lions games have gone above the over/under 60% of the time at home (three of five), and 28.6% of the time on the road (two of seven).

Recent trends

  • The Lions are tallying 75.4 points per contest in their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 72.9.
  • While Lindenwood is allowing 69.1 points per game in 2024-25, it has improved that mark in its last 10 games, allowing 67.0 points per contest.
  • The Lions are making 6.9 three-pointers per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.7 more than their average for the season (6.2). Likewise, they own a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (33.2%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (29.9%).

Lindenwood betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-8-1 (Home: 3-1-1; Away: 1-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-7-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-1; As Underdog: 2-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-6-1 (Home: 3-1-1; Away: 2-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (222nd in nation) 41.7 (94th) 34.4 (92nd) 32.0 (234th) 12.5 (276th) 12.9 (300th)
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