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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Butler Bulldogs
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Butler Bulldogs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -23-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 127.
Butler was a 66-62 winner in its last match on the road against Sooners. They covered the +11.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois was a 72-44 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Tigers. They failed to cover the +18.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 2-8 SU,2-7 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Eastern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Butler:
Team record: 6-3 SU,3-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Butler is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Western Illinois Saturday, December 18
Butler home to Purdue Saturday, December 18