Dave's College Basketball Picks, Feb. 8: Indiana State at Illinois State

Indiana State (4-19, 2-10) at Illinois State (19-4, 8-4)

Line: Illinois State -16

Indiana State lost another one on the road Wednesday against Wichita State 58-64. The loss was the 10th out of the Sycamores' last 11 contests. The lone victory in the stretch was a 75-70 home victory against Illinois State. Apparently Indiana State only gets up for games against the top two teams in the conference.

Illinois State was able to defeat Southern Illinois this week and maintain second place in the conference. The Redbirds were 19-for-19 from the free throw line but shot poorly everywhere else.

ATS

Indiana State is 8-13 against the spread, including 5-5 on the road.

Indiana State is 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 matchups against Illinois State.

Illinois State is 10-9 against the spread, including 6-4 at home.

I guess if you look only at the records you can make an argument for a 16-point spread. But dig any deeper like we do, and this is an easy one.

Dave’s Pick: Indiana State +16

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