Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: records, recent results, team stats and our winner pick.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: quick answers

Question Answer
Who is the pick? Southern Illinois Salukis to win
Game date November 2, 2026
Tipoff Nov 2, 8:00 PM ET / Nov 2, 6:00 PM MT
Venue Banterra Center
Game setting Southern Illinois Salukis at home
Type of prediction Outright winner only
Research checked October 26, 2026

Our Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction favors Southern Illinois Salukis. The main reason is the stronger previous-season scoring balance. This is a season-opening preview, so the distinction between last year’s production and this year’s personnel matters. The 2025–26 results below provide a baseline, while the 2026–27 roster information helps identify the people available to carry the plan into a new season.

The central question in Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction is whether Southern Illinois Salukis can create useful possessions without giving Maryville Saints extra chances.

The market format is straightforward: select the team expected to win, with no required winning margin. Our college basketball betting guide explains the basic choices. Readers can find the matchup at YouWager; this preview does not claim that a specific price is available or attach the selection to an invented line.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: recent head-to-head history

No completed meeting between Maryville Saints and Southern Illinois Salukis appears in the checked 2024–25 and 2025–26 national schedules. It does not mean the programs have never met. For this opener, the more useful evidence is the current setting and the verified team information.

Our Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction gives current personnel more weight than a result produced by a different lineup. The familiar categories in basketball still provide the framework—shooting, possession, rebounding and foul management—but the people executing those tasks can change sharply from one November to the next. A historical win is useful context rather than a substitute for that comparison.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: trends to read correctly

For Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Maryville Saints show 3-26 overall in 29 recorded games, 2-11 in the listed home games and 1-12 in the listed away games. There were 2 games decided by five points or fewer, with 1 win in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

For Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, the checked 2025–26 results for Southern Illinois Salukis show 16-16 overall in 32 recorded games, 8-6 in the listed home games and 7-8 in the listed away games. There were 13 games decided by five points or fewer, with 6 wins in that group. These are straight-up results from the stated coverage, not an against-the-spread record. They describe the past schedule rather than a current 2026–27 winning streak.

Those trends need context because a short sequence is sensitive to the opponents and venues in it. The statistical idea of sample variability is useful here. A hot shooting night against one opponent should not automatically become an expectation against another. Our handicapping guide provides a broader way to organize the evidence without confusing a descriptive trend with a guarantee.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: the statistical baseline

Previous-season measure Maryville Saints Southern Illinois Salukis
Checked 2025–26 games 29 32
Record in those games 3-26 16-16
Points per game in those results 70.4 73.0
Points allowed per game in those results 88.9 69.6
Regular-season stat-feed games — 32.0
Field-goal percentage Not a full-season split 45.2
Three-point percentage Not a full-season split 27.8
Free-throw percentage Not a full-season split 67.9
Rebounds per game Not a full-season split 38.2
Offensive rebounds per game Not a full-season split 11.4
Assists per game Not a full-season split 13.5
Turnovers per game Not a full-season split 12.0
Steals per game Not a full-season split 8.0
Blocks per game Not a full-season split 3.6

The table supports Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction by keeping the results record separate from the statistical feed. The results can include postseason games; the shooting and possession figures are from the 2025–26 regular-season feed. Where the national feed contains only a small subset for a smaller program, it is not presented as a complete season split. None of these numbers is described as a new-season average. The current game listing can be checked through the matchup schedule.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: Maryville Saints last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Feb 26, 2026 Away Southwest Baptist University * * L 74-94 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Home Truman State University * * L 83-93 2025–26
Feb 19, 2026 Home Quincy University * * L 85-93 2025–26
Feb 14, 2026 Away Upper Iowa University * * L 90-106 2025–26
Feb 12, 2026 Away Lewis University * * W 71-67 2025–26
Feb 07, 2026 Home University of Indianapolis * * L 67-98 2025–26
Feb 05, 2026 Home University of Illinois Springfield * * L 71-85 2025–26
Jan 31, 2026 Away McKendree University * * L 71-88 2025–26
Jan 24, 2026 Away University of Missouri – St. Louis * * L 72-99 2025–26
Jan 22, 2026 Away Lincoln University * * L 67-86 2025–26

The results window for Maryville Saints contains 10 verified games, with a 1-9 record, 75.1 points scored and 90.9 allowed per game. For Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Southwest Baptist University * * on Feb 26, 2026: 74-94 from the perspective of Maryville Saints. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 1-4, with scoring averages of 80.6 for and 90.6 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 71-67 against Lewis University * *; the toughest was 67-98 against University of Indianapolis * *.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: Southern Illinois Salukis last 10 games

Date Site Opponent W/L Team score–opponent score Season
Mar 05, 2026 Neutral Drake Bulldogs L 63-67 2025–26
Mar 01, 2026 Away Evansville Purple Aces W 81-67 2025–26
Feb 25, 2026 Home Indiana State Sycamores W 66-55 2025–26
Feb 21, 2026 Away Northern Iowa Panthers W 59-57 2025–26
Feb 18, 2026 Away Drake Bulldogs W 66-61 2025–26
Feb 15, 2026 Home Bradley Braves L 60-70 2025–26
Feb 12, 2026 Home Evansville Purple Aces W 86-60 2025–26
Feb 09, 2026 Away Indiana State Sycamores W 80-65 2025–26
Feb 06, 2026 Home Murray State Racers L 81-91 2025–26
Feb 03, 2026 Away Illinois State Redbirds W 54-50 2025–26

The results window for Southern Illinois Salukis contains 10 verified games, with a 7-3 record, 69.6 points scored and 64.3 allowed per game. For Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction, these are historical completed results, not ten games already played in the new season. The season column identifies the relevant campaign.

The newest listed result was a loss against Drake Bulldogs on Mar 05, 2026: 63-67 from the perspective of Southern Illinois Salukis. In the latest 5 games of this window, the record is 4-1, with scoring averages of 67.0 for and 61.4 against. The strongest margin in the displayed set was 86-60 against Evansville Purple Aces; the toughest was 60-70 against Bradley Braves.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: offense, defense and possessions

The first matchup question in Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction is how Maryville Saints and Southern Illinois Salukis handle the ball before the defense is set.

The second question in Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction is who finishes possessions on the glass. One defensive stop does not help if the offense immediately gets a second attempt.

The schedule comparison is especially important here. The checked results contain 29 games for Maryville Saints and 32 for Southern Illinois Salukis. Their average scoring margins in those games were -18.6 and 3.4 points, respectively. That is why the pick weighs the type of opposition as well as the raw scores.

Maryville Saints: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Maryville Saints cover 29 completed games and a 3-26 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 70.4 points for and 88.9 points against. The school or conference results archive provides broader context beyond the smaller national-feed sample. For this opener against Southern Illinois Salukis, those figures describe the previous team. They do not mean that the current roster has already produced the same level of offense or defense.

A full-season shooting and possession split for Maryville Saints is not established by the smaller national statistical sample.

Within the checked results, Maryville Saints reached 80 points 6 times and held an opponent below 70 points 4 times. There were 2 finishes decided by five points or fewer, with 1 win in those games. These are descriptive counts from the stated results set.

The practical offensive priorities for Maryville Saints are clear even without pretending to have a complete advanced-statistics profile. The first is to get into the half-court offense without wasting time against ball pressure. The second is to create a shot with teammates in sensible rebounding and transition positions. Possession management is therefore part of the path to keeping the game competitive.

Defensively, Maryville Saints need to make Southern Illinois Salukis work for initial scoring chances and then prevent the second shot.

Southern Illinois Salukis: what the baseline says

The checked 2025–26 results for Southern Illinois Salukis cover 32 completed games and a 16-16 record. In that set, the scoring averages are 73.0 points for and 69.6 points against. Postseason games are included in the results record where they were played. For this opener against Maryville Saints, those figures describe the previous team.

The shooting baseline for Southern Illinois Salukis was 45.2% from the field and 27.8% from three in ESPN’s 2025–26 regular-season statistical feed. That outside percentage makes shot selection important; volume alone would not establish a reliable scoring plan.

The calculated effective field-goal percentage for Southern Illinois Salukis is 49.3%, and 29.6% of field-goal attempts came from three-point range. Effective field-goal percentage gives extra credit to a made three.

At the foul line, Southern Illinois Salukis averaged 19.2 attempts per game and converted 67.9%. Strong drives and good post position create different pressure from a player leaning into difficult contact. Maryville Saints need to defend without repeatedly sending a capable shooter to the stripe.

The ball-movement profile shows 13.5 assists and 12.0 turnovers per game for Southern Illinois Salukis, with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.1. Those are team figures, so they do not identify one guard as responsible for every decision.

Rebounding gives Southern Illinois Salukis another way to influence possessions. The previous regular-season feed lists 38.2 total rebounds per game, including 11.4 on offense and 26.8 on defense. Still, Maryville Saints need to finish each defensive stand with the ball.

For defensive disruption, Southern Illinois Salukis recorded 8.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game.

2026–27 personnel and roster context

Maryville Saints: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Greg Ballard G 6′ 6″ Sophomore
John Brigham F 6′ 9″ Junior
Miccah Butler G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Dwayne Chatman Jr F 6′ 7″ Senior
Dylan Craven G 6′ 0″ Junior
Jonathan Gray G 6′ 2″ Sophomore
Eric Hackett G 6′ 1″ Senior
Nasir Hammonds G 6′ 6″ Senior
DJ Hawthorne G 6′ 5″ Junior
Nick Horras G 6′ 4″ Junior
Raynard Horry G 5′ 10″ Senior
Alex Johnson G 6′ 3″ Freshman
Ben Karsten G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Drew King F 6′ 9″ Sophomore
Caeden Myers G 6′ 6″ Junior
Oliver Puljic F 6′ 8″ Freshman

Southern Illinois Salukis: current roster reference

2026–27 roster reference Position Height Class
Jaxson Fugate G 6′ 6″ Junior
Caden Hawkins G 6′ 0″ Senior
Jalen Haynes G 6′ 4″ Sophomore
Donovan Hill F 6′ 8″ Senior
Jeremiah Jackson G 6′ 4″ Freshman
Ty Laur F 6′ 8″ Freshman
Brock McClure G 6′ 6″ Junior
Daniel Pauliukonis F 6′ 9″ Sophomore
Max Pikaar F 7′ 0″ Junior
Pietro Ranieri F 6′ 10″ Freshman
Luke Susko G 6′ 6″ Freshman
Luke Walsh G 6′ 3″ Sophomore
Jaheem Webber C 6′ 10″ Junior

The current roster feed lists Scott Nagy as head coach for Southern Illinois Salukis. The table gives the listed players, positions, heights and classes. A name on the roster also does not establish a particular minute load.

The roster information gives Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction a necessary new-season check.

Game setting and the likely paths to a win

The setting for Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction is Banterra Center. The listed tipoff is Nov 2, 8:00 PM ET / Nov 2, 6:00 PM MT.

The preferred script in Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction has Southern Illinois Salukis generating repeated useful possessions instead of needing an unusual run of steals or contested three-pointers.

The main risk to Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction is that the opener reveals a different level of organization from the one suggested by the previous-season baseline.

That is why the winner opinion is kept separate from a specific betting price. Our moneyline betting guide explains the format. At YouWager, the final game status and any confirmed availability changes should be checked before deciding whether to place a wager. Nothing in this preview turns the pick into a guaranteed score or a reason to chase an earlier loss.

Common questions about this matchup

Are these new-season statistics?

No. The historical results and statistical baselines are labeled 2025–26. The roster reference is labeled 2026–27 where that roster is available. Exhibition results are not silently blended into a regular-season record.

Does the pick require a certain winning margin?

No. Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction selects Southern Illinois Salukis to win the game outright. It does not require a point-spread cover and does not attach the pick to an unverified total. The betting school guides explain how those markets differ. A team can be the preferred winner while its current price is still a separate decision.

What should be checked again before tipoff?

Confirmed availability changes and the final game listing matter most. A different primary ball handler or an unavailable interior defender could change the matchup more than a small difference in last year’s average. The NCAAB betting overview adds background on evaluating the market, while this preview keeps the focus on the two teams and the winner.

Maryville Saints vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Prediction: final pick

The selection is Southern Illinois Salukis after weighing the available scoring history, the roster context and the setting.

The matchup can be followed at YouWager as game day approaches. Research was checked October 26, ahead of the November 2 slate, with earlier-season results clearly identified rather than presented as current form.

Our prediction: Southern Illinois Salukis to win.

College Basketball Predictions, November 2, 2026