Who's Playing

Indiana State @ Illinois State

Regular Season Records: Indiana State 11-19; Illinois State 12-19

What to Know

The Illinois State Redbirds and the Indiana State Sycamores are even-steven against one another since January of 2016 (8-8), but not for long. Illinois State and the Sycamores are set to clash at 7 p.m. ET March 3 at Enterprise Center in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tourney. Illinois State will be strutting in after a win while Indiana State will be stumbling in from a loss.

Illinois State is hoping for another victory. They put the hurt on Indiana State with a sharp 86-66 victory. The oddsmakers were on the Redbirds' side, but they didn't give the team enough credit as the margin was unexpectedly wide. Their guard Antonio Reeves did his thing and had 28 points in addition to six rebounds.

Indiana State's defeat took them down to 11-19 while Illinois State's win pulled them up to 12-19. We'll see if the Sycamores can steal Illinois State's luck or if Illinois State records another victory instead.

How To Watch

  • When: Thursday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Enterprise Center -- St. Louis, Missouri
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Redbirds are a slight 1-point favorite against the Sycamores, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Redbirds as a 1.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Illinois State and Indiana State both have eight wins in their last 16 games.

  • Feb 26, 2022 - Illinois State 86 vs. Indiana State 66
  • Feb 12, 2022 - Indiana State 60 vs. Illinois State 57
  • Jan 17, 2021 - Indiana State 74 vs. Illinois State 68
  • Jan 16, 2021 - Indiana State 73 vs. Illinois State 65
  • Feb 08, 2020 - Illinois State 74 vs. Indiana State 67
  • Jan 11, 2020 - Indiana State 65 vs. Illinois State 52
  • Feb 20, 2019 - Indiana State 73 vs. Illinois State 50
  • Jan 27, 2019 - Illinois State 76 vs. Indiana State 62
  • Mar 02, 2018 - Illinois State 77 vs. Indiana State 70
  • Jan 20, 2018 - Indiana State 84 vs. Illinois State 54
  • Dec 31, 2017 - Illinois State 84 vs. Indiana State 81
  • Jan 25, 2017 - Illinois State 71 vs. Indiana State 66
  • Jan 07, 2017 - Illinois State 77 vs. Indiana State 58
  • Mar 04, 2016 - Indiana State 65 vs. Illinois State 57
  • Feb 17, 2016 - Illinois State 78 vs. Indiana State 50
  • Jan 09, 2016 - Indiana State 77 vs. Illinois State 65