Jones and Southern Illinois host Belmont

Published Jan. 1, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

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Belmont Bruins (9-5, 2-1 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (10-4, 2-1 MVC)

Carbondale, Illinois; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Southern Illinois -4.5; over/under is 134.5

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts the Belmont Bruins after Lance Jones scored 21 points in Southern Illinois' 63-57 win over the Murray State Racers.

The Salukis are 5-1 in home games. Southern Illinois scores 68.5 points while outscoring opponents by 6.9 points per game.

The Bruins have gone 2-1 against MVC opponents. Belmont has a 4-3 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Salukis and Bruins meet Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Domask is scoring 17.6 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Salukis. Jones is averaging 13.8 points and 3.8 rebounds over the last 10 games for Southern Illinois.

Drew Friberg is shooting 53.0% from beyond the arc with 3.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bruins, while averaging 13.7 points. Ben Sheppard is shooting 44.6% and averaging 18.0 points over the past 10 games for Belmont.

LAST 10 GAMES: Salukis: 7-3, averaging 69.4 points, 27.7 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 7.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.5 points per game.

Bruins: 8-2, averaging 76.6 points, 28.5 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 7.9 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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