Little Rock vs. Southern Indiana betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 18

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The Little Rock Trojans (2-9, 0-1 OVC) visit the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-7, 0-0 OVC) after losing six road games in a row. The Trojans are favored by just 2.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5.

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Little Rock Cover -2.5 vs Southern Indiana -108

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Little Rock vs. Southern Indiana betting lines

  • Little Rock moneyline odds to win: -140
  • Southern Indiana moneyline odds to win: +117
  • Spread: Little Rock (-2.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Little Rock statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Little Rock owned a worse record against the spread at home (5-7-0) than it did in road games (10-6-0) last season.
  • The Trojans went over the total in three of 12 home games (25%) last season. They did better on the road, topping the total in seven of 16 matchups (43.8%).
  • Little Rock won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 7-5 (.583). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 5-1 (.833).

Last season stats

  • With 69.3 points scored per game and 67.2 points conceded last year, the Trojans were 298th in the nation offensively and 45th on defense.
  • At 31.5 rebounds per game and 32.5 rebounds allowed, Little Rock was 200th and 270th in the nation, respectively, last season.
  • With 13.5 assists per game last season, the Trojans were 184th in the nation.

Little Rock betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-8-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.3 (237th in nation) 50.1 (360th) 27.5 (353rd) 31.8 (217th) 13.5 (252nd) 14.6 (345th)

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Southern Indiana statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Last season, Southern Indiana was 6-8-0 at home against the spread (.429 winning percentage). Away, it was 7-8-0 ATS (.467).
  • Screaming Eagles games went above the over/under 50% of the time at home (seven of 14) last year, and 46.7% of the time away (seven of 15).
  • As moneyline underdogs last year, the Screaming Eagles won a higher percentage of games at home (3-3) than on the road (1-13).

Last season stats

  • The Screaming Eagles were 246th in the nation last season with 71.5 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 225th with 73.5 points allowed per contest.
  • Southern Indiana ranked 174th in college basketball with 32.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 329th with 34.1 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • Last season the Screaming Eagles ranked 323rd in college basketball in assists, averaging 11.4 per game.

Southern Indiana betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-5-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 3-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-5-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40.4 (345th in nation) 42.9 (149th) 35.1 (97th) 37.7 (357th) 12.4 (304th) 11.3 (150th)
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