The Screaming Eagles will play the Cougars on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. Your timezone's tip off time is 4:30 pm EST. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
Looking into the second half of the 2025-26 college basketball season, Southern Indiana and SIU Edwardsville are set to hit the hardwood on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. Luckily, we have some clear performance trends emerging now that each team has more than a dozen games under their belts. Use the following data to help analyze this matchup and to place an intelligent wager on its ultimate outcome.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - With the 2025-26 season in full stride, Southern Indiana currently has a 95.00 conference power ranking, while the SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for SIU Edwardsville is 98.33.
- Away Southern Indiana - Southern Indiana starts this game with a 1-4 record as an away team, ranking them 4th in the Ohio Valley Conference for away team wins.
- Home SIU Edwardsville - SIU Edwardsville meets Southern Indiana boasting a 3-2 record as a home team. They currently rank 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference for home team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Southern Indiana currently ranks 5th (0.000) in the Ohio Valley Conference, with SIU Edwardsville now standing 3rd (0.500) for their conference win percentage in the 2025 Ohio Valley Conference for the 2025-26 college basketball season.
- Overall Win Percentage - Southern Indiana has a 0.250 overall win percentage, with SIU Edwardsville matching up with a 0.615 overall win percentage.
- Team Records - Southern Indiana currently possesses 3-9 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, SIU Edwardsville has tallied a 8-5 standing as the 2025-26 college basketball season continues to unfold.
Moneyline Mage
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Hocus pocus, Southern Indiana faces SIU Edwardsville on January 1st.
SIU Edwardsville leads in the standings with a 8-5 record. Southern Indiana struggles at 3-9. The conference record is crucial for tournament seeding. Southern Indiana is 0-2 in conference play, while SIU Edwardsville is 1-1. Southern Indiana has lost their last 4 games, while SIU Edwardsville won their last game. Review the tables below to find the best point spread, total, and moneylines for this game. You can bet on college basketball legally at BetRivers and BetMGM. We've also listed each team's futures odds and current standings below.
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Southern Indiana at SIU Edwardsville Prop Bets
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Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| SIU Edwardsville | 17-10 | 0.630 | 8-5 | 8-5 | 10-6 | +2 | 0.625 | L1 |
| Southern Indiana | 5-21 | 0.192 | 3-10 | 2-9 | 2-14 | +10 | 0.125 | L6 |
Southern Indiana & SIU Edwardsville Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Southern Indiana Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Southern Indiana YR: futures available
SIU Edwardsville Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM SIU Edwardsville YR: futures available
Southern Indiana & SIU Edwardsville Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Southern Indiana vs SIU Edwardsville College Basketball Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
Review our list of sports betting sites. Open a new account before the game starts on Thursday, January 1st, 2026 at 4:30 pm EST, making sure to enter all your personal details correctly. Don't forget to add your bonus code.
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Visit the sportsbook’s cashier, banking, or deposit page.
Navigate to the sportsbook's deposit page. Use your Visa card or MasterCard, or deposit with a bank transfer, or other methods like Paypal.
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Southern Indiana vs SIU Edwardsville Game.
Navigate to the sportsbook's College Basketball page. Next, look for live or upcoming matchups. Select the Southern Indiana vs SIU Edwardsville Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.
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