Belmont is playing their second season in the MVC, so this is only their second conference road trip after losing LY on New Year’s Day 63-45. Belmont returned only 2 starters this season, but they lost their top 2 players. Belmont comes in 1-5 ATS the L6 games and while their offensive numbers are impressive they’ve played the #211 set of defenses, and this is the second-best strengths D they’ve faced with no other team ranking in the top 140.

Southern Illinois also likes shooting threes and they done so very well (rank #31) but they are facing a Belmont D that is #183 in 3-pt D and #315 in 2-pt D. They should play well here at home and that edge goes to the better team at home with Southern Illinois tonight.