Southern Illinois Salukis vs Drake Bulldogs

Game Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | Game Time: 8:00 PM | Home Line: -6.0 | Total: 126.5

Southern Illinois Salukis v Drake Bulldogs Series Betting Trends

The Southern Illinois Salukis travel to Drake to play the Bulldogs at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Drake is the favorite in this matchup, laying -6.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 126.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NCAAB sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Salukis/Bulldogs Series

When looking at the last 24 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 13 games compared to 11 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Southern Illinois/Drake series is 64.8 ppg while the vistor has put up 62.2 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 2.6 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 24 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 2.6 ppg. That represents a value number of -3.4 when meassured against the offered line of -6.0, suggesting a wager on Southern Illinois makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 24 games between the Salukis and the Bulldogs is 127 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 0.5 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 126.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Southern Illinois as the road team and with Drake as the home team.

Recent Results when Southern Illinois visits Drake

When looking at the last 12 games in this series while Drake has been the home team, we can see the Bulldogs have won 5 games compared to 7 wins for the Salukis. Average points scored per game by Drake in this situation is is 63 ppg while Southern Illinois has put up 61.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 1.2 favoring the Salukis.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 1.2 ppg. That represents a value number of -4.8 when meassured against the offered line of -6.0, suggesting a wager on the Salukis makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 12 games between the Salukis and the Bulldogs is 124.8 per game. That creates a differential of 1.7 against the line, suggesting a bet of Under 126.5 may hold the greatest value. At least in relation to the series history.

Can the Southern Illinois Salukis Cover the Spread?

This season the Southern Illinois Salukis have played 29 games, averaging 62.3 points per game, while allowing 69.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 7-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Southern Illinois Salukis results.

Recent Southern Illinois Salukis Results

This season the Southern Illinois Salukis have played 16 games on the road, averaging 59.9 points per game, while allowing 71.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 2-14. Let's have a closer look at recent Southern Illinois Salukis results on the road.

Recent Southern Illinois Salukis Road Results

Can the Drake Bulldogs Cover the Spread?

This season the Drake Bulldogs have played 31 games, averaging 65.8 points per game, while allowing 67.3 points per game. This has led to a season record of 15-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Drake Bulldogs results.

Recent Drake Bulldogs Results

This season the Drake Bulldogs have played 15 games here at home, averaging 71.3 points per game, while allowing 63.7 points per game. This has led to a season record of 12-3. Let's have a closer look at recent Drake Bulldogs results when playing at home.

Recent Drake Bulldogs Home Results

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