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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Butler Bulldogs
The fans at Hinkle Fieldhouse will be treated to a game between the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Butler Bulldogs when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -8.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 135.5.
Last time out for Butler, they were a 68-60 loser as they battled Hoosiers at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +7.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Southern Illinois was a 62-50 winner at home against Fighting Hawks. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 5-0 SU,4-0 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 4-8-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Southern Illinois's last 12 games on the road
Butler:
Team record: 1-2 SU,0-3 ATS
Butler is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Butler is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Butler's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Southern Illinois home to Evansville Sunday, December 27
Butler home to Providence Wednesday, December 23