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North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks and the Southern Illinois Salukis will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Banterra Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -9.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Hawks, while the game's total opened at 135.5.
Last time out for Southern Illinois, they were a 70-66 winner as they battled Racers at home. They covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog.
In their last action, North Dakota was a 53-52 loser on the road against Bison. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs.
North Dakota:
Team record: 1-5 SU,3-3 ATS
North Dakota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
North Dakota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 3-0 SU,2-0 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
Next up:
North Dakota at Southern Illinois Friday, December 18