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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -10-point favorites versus the Fighting Hawks, while the game's total opened at 157.
In their last action, North Dakota was a 75-68 loser at home against Coyotes. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois lost its last outing, a 87-86 result against Golden Eagles on January 08. They covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 10-6 SU,8-6 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Western Illinois is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Western Illinois is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Illinois's last 5 games on the road
North Dakota:
Team record: 4-13 SU,4-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
North Dakota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
North Dakota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Western Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 5 of North Dakota's last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois at North Dakota State Saturday, January 15
North Dakota at Oral Roberts Thursday, January 20