How to watch Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. SE Missouri State Redhawks: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Saturday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Western Illinois vs. SE Missouri State basketball game

By Scout Staff

Jan 25, 2025 at 8:40 am ET • 1 min read

Who's Playing

SE Missouri State Redhawks @ Western Illinois Leathernecks

Current Records: SE Missouri State 10-10, Western Illinois 8-12

How To Watch

When: Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Where: Western Hall -- Macomb, Illinois
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)

What to Know

Western Illinois will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the spread shows they might need that home-court advantage. They and the SE Missouri State Redhawks will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 4:30 p.m. ET at Western Hall. The Leathernecks are limping into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

Western Illinois is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week's over/under low at 130.5, but even that wound up being too high. They took a 62-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Little Rock on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the point spread may have favored SE Missouri State last Thursday, but the final result did not. They fell to Lindenwood 72-68. The Redhawks haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Western Illinois' loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for SE Missouri State, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.

Western Illinois took their win against SE Missouri State in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 76-55. Does Western Illinois have another victory up their sleeve, or will SE Missouri State turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.