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"Feb 27, 8:00 PM | Curb Event CenterSIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Belmont Bruins Odds9-16TEAM RECORD22-6SIU Edwardsville pays a visit to Belmont on Wednesday, hoping to send the Bruins to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Curb Event Center.The Bruins are 22-6 so far on the season, and 13-12 ATS vs. the number. The Cougars, meanwhile, are 9-16 and 11-10 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Belmont go 12-10 and the Cougars go 10-10 on the totals.View SIU Edwardsville vs Belmont Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Sportsbooks such as BetOnline had set the Bruins as 26.5-point favorites on the opening line for this contest. It may have moved, check for updates.Power Rankings / Prediction:It&amp;#039;s a betting matchup between the No. 28-rated Bruins and the No. 292-ranked Cougars, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 82-65 result in favor of the Bruins.ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Cougars rank No. 290 in NCAA Division 1 with 32 per game. That compares with Belmont&amp;rsquo;s No. 272 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Belmont is college basketball&amp;#039;s No. 7-ranked team at 8.9 per game, while the Cougars rate No. 179 with 6 per game.Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, SIU Edwardsville owns the country&amp;#039;s No. 205-rated mark, allowing 70.8 points per game on the highway. Belmont, on the other hand, rates No. 7 in scoring at home. SIU Edwardsville was an 80-78 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Central Arkansas. They covered the 3-point spread as underdogs. SIU Edwardsville got 22 points from Tim Johnson but lost anyway, 80-78, to Central Arkansas on Saturday at Farris Center.In their last action, Belmont was an 81-62 winner at home against Ohio. They covered the 6.5-point spread as favorites. Belmont earned an 81-62 victory over Ohio on Saturday, getting 18 points from Ian Clark at Curb Event Center.SIU Edwardsville Cougars Trends:When playing on Wednesday are 0-2Before playing Eastern Illinois are 1-2After a loss are 4-6Belmont Bruins Trends:When playing on Wednesday are 7-3Before playing Jacksonville State are 4-2After a win are 8-2A few Cougars at Bruins trends to consider:SIU Edwardsville is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games on the roadBelmont is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at homeBelmont is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Belmont&amp;#039;s last 6 games Next up:SIU Edwardsville at Eastern Illinois, Saturday, March 2Belmont home to Jacksonville State, Saturday, March 2"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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