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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. UMKC Roos
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the UMKC Roos will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Swinney Recreation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Roos as -1-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 143.
In their last action, UMKC was a 81-72 winner at home against Tommies.
In their last action, Western Illinois was a 90-85 winner on the road against Golden Eagles. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 14-9 SU,11-10 ATS
Western Illinois is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Illinois's last 8 games on the road
Western Illinois is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing UMKC
UMKC:
Team record: 14-9 SU,8-11 ATS
UMKC is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
UMKC is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Western Illinois
UMKC is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois home to North Dakota State Thursday, February 10
UMKC at St. Thomas (MN) Tuesday, February 8