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Belmont @ SE Missouri State

Current Records: Belmont 21-5; SE Missouri State 11-14

What to Know

The Belmont Bruins are 8-0 against the SE Missouri State Redhawks since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Saturday. Belmont and SE Missouri State will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 5 p.m. ET at Show Me Center. The Bruins will be strutting in after a win while the Redhawks will be stumbling in from a defeat.

Belmont escaped with a win on Thursday against the Morehead State Eagles by the margin of a single free throw, 48-47.

Meanwhile, SE Missouri State came up short against the Austin Peay Governors on Thursday, falling 74-66.

Belmont is the favorite in this one, with an expected 13-point margin of victory. They have failed bettors playing the spread in their past three games, so buyers beware.

The Bruins' victory brought them up to 21-5 while the Redhawks' loss pulled them down to 11-14. A couple stats to keep an eye on: Belmont enters the matchup with 80.6 points per game on average, good for 14th best in college basketball. Less enviably, SE Missouri State is 11th worst in college basketball in points allowed per game, with 77.1 on average. So the cards are definitely stacked against SE Missouri State.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 5 p.m. ET
  • Where: Show Me Center -- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $49.00

Odds

The Bruins are a big 13-point favorite against the Redhawks, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Bruins, as the game opened with the Bruins as an 11.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Belmont have won all of the games they've played against SE Missouri State in the last eight years.

  • Jan 06, 2022 - Belmont 102 vs. SE Missouri State 62
  • Jan 07, 2021 - Belmont 77 vs. SE Missouri State 66
  • Jan 09, 2020 - Belmont 89 vs. SE Missouri State 64
  • Mar 02, 2019 - Belmont 84 vs. SE Missouri State 66
  • Jan 31, 2019 - Belmont 97 vs. SE Missouri State 71
  • Dec 28, 2017 - Belmont 94 vs. SE Missouri State 72
  • Jan 07, 2017 - Belmont 87 vs. SE Missouri State 75
  • Dec 31, 2015 - Belmont 92 vs. SE Missouri State 82