Southern Illinois vs Drake Basketball Odds

The Salukis will play the Bulldogs on Friday, March 7th, 2025. Your timezone's tip off time is 12:00 pm CST. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.

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Key Matchup Stats

The 2024-25 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Southern Illinois and Drake are set to tip-off on Friday, March 7th, 2025. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.

  • SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Southern Illinois wound up with a 94.67 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2024-25 college basketball regular season, while Drake finished with a 100.00 power ranking.
  • Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Southern Illinois comes to this matchup with a 5-8 record as an away team, ranking them 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Drake, finished the regular season with a 9-1 record as an away team, ranking them 1st in the Missouri Valley Conference for away team wins.
  • Conference Win Percentage - Southern Illinois finished 7th (0.400) in the Missouri Valley Conference, with Drake ending up 1st (0.850) for their conference win percentage in the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference.
  • Overall Win Percentage - Southern Illinois had a 0.438 regular season overall win percentage, with Drake notching a 0.900 overall win percentage at the end of the 2024-25 regular season.
  • Team Records - Southern Illinois tallied a 14-18 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Drake put together a 27-3 standing for 2024-25 college basketball regular season.

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Hocus pocus! Southern Illinois faces Drake in March Madness showdown! Who will win?

Southern Illinois, 14-18 record, meets Drake, 27-3 record, on Friday.

The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.

Best Salukis at Bulldogs Odds


Best Point Spread Betting Odds
Underdog

Southern Illinois
Favorite

Drake
Drake has a -10 -114 point spread at BetRivers PA. They are the point spread favorite in this matchup. Southern Illinois has a +10.5 -115 point spread at BetMGM PA. Southern Illinois is the point spread underdog. Review how to bet on a point spread with our text and video tutorials.

Best Total Betting Odds
OverUnder
BetRivers has the best over line of 127.5 points. Risk $107 to win $100. BetMGM has the best under line of 127.5 points. Risk $110 to win $100. Our tutorial explains more about total bets.

Best Moneyline Betting Odds
Underdog

Southern Illinois
Favorite

Drake
Drake is the -600 moneyline favorite. Risk $600 to win $100 on Drake at BetMGM. Southern Illinois is the +440 underdog at BetRivers. Risk $100 to win $440 on Southern Illinois. Learn more about how to bet on money lines.

Matchup Odds FAQs

What is the point spread for the Southern Illinois vs Drake College Basketball game on Friday, March 7th, 2025?

Drake is a -10 -114 point spread favorite at BetRivers, while Southern Illinois is a +10.5 -115 point spread underdog at BetMGM.

What is the over-under total line for the Southern Illinois vs Drake College Basketball game on Friday, March 7th, 2025?

The best over line is 127.5 -107 points at BetRivers, which means you risk $107 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 127.5 -110 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the under.

What is the moneyline for the Southern Illinois vs Drake College Basketball game on Friday, March 7th, 2025?

Drake is a -600 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and Southern Illinois is a +440 moneyline underdog at BetRivers.

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Southern Illinois
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Underdog Southern Illinois - Southern Illinois bettors risk $100 to win $86.96 at -115 odds.

A +10.5 Southern Illinois underdog bet wins if they lose by 10 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 11 or more.

Favorite Drake - Drake bettors risk $100 to win $95.24 at -105 odds.

A -10.5 Drake favorite bet wins if they win by 11 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 10 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.

Southern Illinois at Drake Prop Bets

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Team Standings

2024-2025 College Basketball Regular Season Standings - Southern Illinois, Drake
Team W-L Win% Home Away Conf CGB Conf% Strk
Drake31-40.88614-29-117-3-0.850L1
Southern Illinois14-190.4247-75-88-12+90.400L1

Southern Illinois & Drake Futures Odds

Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.

Southern Illinois Championship Odds

No NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Southern Illinois YR: futures available

Drake Championship Odds

No NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Drake YR: futures available

Southern Illinois & Drake Team Pages

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How to Bet on the Game

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How to Bet on the Southern Illinois vs Drake College Basketball Game

  1. Open a new sports betting account before game time.

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  3. Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Southern Illinois vs Drake Game.

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