MVC opponents square off when the Southern Illinois Salukis (9-7) host the Valparaiso Crusaders (8-15) at SIU Arena, tipping off at 5:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 21, 2021. The Crusaders are 1-point underdogs in the game, the first matchup between the teams this season. The matchup has an over/under of 131.5 points.
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Southern Illinois vs Valparaiso Betting Information
Favorite |
Spread |
Favorite Spread Odds |
Underdog Spread Odds |
Total |
Over Total Odds |
Under Total Odds |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
Southern Illinois |
-1 |
-110 |
-110 |
131.5 |
-110 |
-110 |
N/A |
N/A |
ATS Records for Southern Illinois and Valparaiso
Southern Illinois and Valparaiso Betting Information
|
ATS Record |
ATS Record Against 1+ Point Spread |
Over/Under Record (O-U-P) |
Southern Illinois |
9-6 |
2-2 |
15-0 |
Valparaiso |
8-11 |
1-3 |
19-0 |
Southern Illinois Leaders
- The Salukis scoring leader is Marcus Domask, who averages 16.3 points per game.
- Lance Jones leads Southern Illinois with 3.2 assists per game and Kyler Filewich paces the squad with 5.4 rebounds per matchup.
- Jones hits 1.9 threes per game to lead the Salukis.
- The Salukis steals leader is Jones, who averages 1.6 per game. Domask leads the team averaging 1.0 block a contest.
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Valparaiso Leaders
- Ben Krikke outpaced his teammates on the Crusaders scoring front by putting up 12.3 points per game. He adds 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game this season.
- Donovan Clay's 5.6 rebounds per game and Daniel Sackey's 3.9 assists per game put them in the top spots on the Crusaders rebounds and assists leaderboards.
- Connor Barrett connects on 1.7 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Crusaders.
- Sackey leads the Salukis with 1.6 steals per game and Clay is their top shot blocker with 1.3 blocks per game.
Southern Illinois vs Valparaiso: Last 4 Meetings
Valparaiso leads the past four matchups 3-1 over Southern Illinois. Neither team holds an advantage against the spread in those head-to-head meetings. The Salukis and the Crusaders have a 1-1 ATS record.
Southern Illinois vs Valparaiso (Last 4 Games)
Date |
Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
Game Type |
Result |
2/12/2020 |
Valparaiso |
-4 |
132.5 |
-189 |
+152 |
Regular Season |
55-38 VALP |
1/7/2020 |
Southern Illinois |
-2.5 |
135.5 |
-145 |
+120 |
Regular Season |
63-50 SILL |
2/20/2019 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Regular Season |
55-52 VALP |
1/12/2019 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Regular Season |
65-61 VALP |
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Betting on the Over/Under
Southern Illinois and its opponents have gone over the current 131.5 total in 11 of 16 games (68.8%) this season
2020-21 Valparaiso games have had a higher total than Sunday's over/under on 11 of 23 occasions (47.8%).
The combined points per game average of the two teams, 134.6, is 3.1 points greater than Sunday's over/under.
The 136.4 points per game these two squads have allowed to opponents this season are 4.9 more than the 131.5 total in this contest.
The Salukis and their opponents have scored an average of 135.9 points per game in 2020-21, 4.4 more than Sunday's total.
The 135.3 PPG average total in Crusaders games this season is 3.8 points more than this game's over/under.