Little Rock vs. Southern Indiana betting: College basketball preview for January 12

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The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-9, 1-4 OVC) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to stop a four-game road losing streak when they visit the Little Rock Trojans (8-7, 2-2 OVC) on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under set at 136 points.

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Little Rock Cover -5.5 vs Southern Indiana -108

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Little Rock vs. Southern Indiana betting lines

  • Little Rock moneyline odds to win: -239
  • Southern Indiana moneyline odds to win: +195
  • Spread: Little Rock (-5.5)
  • Total: 136

Little Rock statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Little Rock sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (2-3-0) than it does in away games (4-4-0).
  • The Trojans have gone over the over/under less consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in one of five home matchups (20%). In road games, they have hit the over in two of eight games (25%).

Recent trends

  • The Trojans’ offense has been less effective over their last 10 games, putting up 64.7 points a contest compared to the 67.5 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Little Rock has been a little improved on the defensive end of the floor recently, allowing 68.7 points per game over its last 10 outings compared to the 68.9 it has conceded per game this season.
  • During their past 10 contests, the Trojans are making 0.5 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.2 compared to 6.7 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (30.2% compared to 33.7% season-long).

Little Rock betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-10-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (299th in nation) 38.0 (10th) 33.1 (158th) 34.9 (335th) 13.5 (208th) 13.6 (325th)

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Southern Indiana statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Southern Indiana’s winning percentage against the spread, both home and away, is .429. It is 3-4-0 ATS on its home court and 3-4-0 on the road.
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Screaming Eagles’ games have finished above the over/under at home (42.9%, three of seven) than on the road (57.1%, four of seven).
  • This year the Screaming Eagles are 2-1 at home when moneyline underdogs (.667 winning percentage). On the road they are 1-6 (.143).

Recent trends

  • The Screaming Eagles are putting up 76.5 points per game over their last 10 games, compared to their season average of 74.7.
  • Over its last 10 games, Southern Indiana is surrendering 70.2 points per contest, compared to its season average of 73.1 points allowed.
  • The Screaming Eagles are draining 7.0 threes per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (6.8). That said, they have a worse shooting percentage from beyond the arc over their previous 10 contests (32.6%) compared to their season average (33.9%).

Southern Indiana betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-7-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-7 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (232nd in nation) 42.6 (140th) 32.6 (199th) 34.6 (327th) 11.9 (309th) 10.9 (121st)
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