Chicago State vs Indiana State Game Information

Chicago State vs Indiana State Preview

Wherefore art thou, Larry Bird? Chicago State (0-5, 0-3 on Road) heads to Terre Haute on Friday night to face Indiana State (2-2, 1-1 at Home) in a non-conference game between a team from the Northeast Conference and another from the Missouri Valley Conference. The Cougars played as an Independent from 2022 to 2024. After having so many miserable seasons, Chicago State (#353 Ken Pomeroy Ratings) went 13-19 last season, a vast improvement for them. The Cougars played in their first CBI Tournament last season, beating UC San Diego in the First Round (77-75) before being eliminated by Fairfield in the Second Round (77-74). Indiana State went an impressive 23-13 last season but failed to make the Big Dance.

Chicago State Back Into Straight Fade Mode?

Chicago State (1-4-0 ATS, 3-2-0 O/U) started the season off with a close game (and ATS cover) against Windy City rivals Loyola Chicago (79-72), but since then, it has gotten really ugly for the Cougars. Chicago State lost by 20 to Youngstown State (80-60), lost by 47 points at Texas (105-68), lost by 45 points at San Francisco (82-37), and lost by 20 to Eastern Kentucky (86-66). The Cougars only have one player scoring in double-digits, G Gabe Spinelli (10.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg), with G Saxby Sunderland (8.6 ppg), G Jalen Forrest (8.6 ppg), G Matthew Robinson (7.4 ppg), F Cameron Jernigan (6.0 ppg), and F Quincy Allen (5.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg) all chipping in.

Chicago State Betting Trends

• Chicago State covered ATS in the only lined meting vs ISU (+26.5, 85-64)
• The Cougars are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games
• Chicago State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 lined games
• The Cougars have lost 4 in a row ATS
• The Over is 6-3 in the Cougars last 9 games

Indiana State Lost Much Talent From Last Season

Indiana State (1-2-0 ATS, 2-1- 0 O/U) saw many of its key players from the 2023-24 team leave this offseason. First and foremost was C Robbie Avila (17.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg), but “Cream Abdul-Jabbar” wasn’t the only one to leave campus and enter the portal. Joining Avila at Saint Louis was Isaiah Swope, while Jayson Kent and Julian Larry headed to Texas and Ryan Cornwell went to Xavier. Sometimes houses are refurbished. In the NIL Era in College Sports, teams are all getting refurbished. Leading the charge for the new-look Sycamores are G Samage Teel (16.0 ppg, 5.5 apg), G Camp Wagner (12.0 ppg), F Jaden Daughtry (9.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg), F Markus Harding (8.0 ppg), and G K’mani Doughty (7.8 ppg).

Indiana State Betting Trends

• Indiana State is 1-3 ATS in its last 4 games
• The Over is 6-3-1 the last 10 ISU games overall
• The Sycamores have only played 2 Road games in their last 10
• First Half Overs are 25-14 last 39 ISU games (+9.00 Units, 20% ROI) 
• Indiana State has alternated O/U’s the last 5 (OUOUO)

Chicago State vs Indiana State Prediction

This Chicago State vs Indiana State prediction and free NCAAB pick pick will prey on the poor Cougars who are on a 4-game ATS losing streak, losing by an average of 33.0 ppg over that sad span. That, combined with the Road Site and poor scoring depth makes me think the Sycamores will find a way to rout CSU, much like they did at Ball State when they scored 96 points vs David Letterman U. The woeful Cougars rank No. 364 in Field Goal Percentage (33.3%), No. 355 in Field Goals Made Per Game (20.2) and No. 299 in 2-Point FG Percentage (28.9%). Seldom do College Basketball teams not have a player averaging less than 10.0 ppg, but if all goes wrong here, Chicago State will.

Kevin’s Pick: Indiana State -16