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The Southern Illinois Salukis (4-1, 3-1 ATS, 3-1 O/U) battle the Indiana State Sycamores (5-1, 3-2 ATS, 4-1 O/U) in the MVC opener on Tuesday evening. The Salukis posted a convincing victory against New Mexico State in their previous bout. The Sycamores recorded a win against Toledo. Each squad earned a road win in last year's two meetings.
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The Southern Illinois Salukis enter conference play with confidence. The squad is 4-1 after five games. It’s been a rather easy schedule. The first three victories occurred against Kentucky State, Queens University, and Chicago State. Southern Illinois was a 5.5-point dog in an 82-76 loss against James Madison in their lone defeat last week and rebounded with a convincing 81-54 victory against New Mexico State to cover the four-point spread. The Salukis have covered the spread in three of the last four games.
Xavier Johnson is having a remarkable season. The senior guard scored 38 points in the loss against James Madison and 18 against New Mexico State. He has delivered an average of 23 PPG and 5.4 APG. Jovan Stulic has connected on 50% of his field goals in all but one game. The senior guard has recorded an average of 10.4 PPG on 51% shooting. Trent Brown has been outstanding. The senior gu ard is averaging 9.8 PPG on a dazzling 53% mark from the field.
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— Saluki Basketball (@SIU_Basketball) November 23, 2023
The Salukis are ranked 116th in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and have yet to play a true road game. They were voted to place 9th in the MVC preseason poll. Southern Illinois has reached 80 points on three occasions this season and is scoring an average of 81.4 points, good for 75th. They are allowing an average of only 63.2 points, placing them 45th.
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