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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
The Illinois State Redbirds and the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Joseph J. Gentile Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Ramblers as -14-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game's total opened at 145.5.
Loyola-Chicago was a 77-68 loser in its last match on the road against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.
Illinois State was a 79-64 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Panthers. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois State:
Team record: 10-12 SU,11-9-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Illinois State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Illinois State's last 9 games on the road
Illinois State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Loyola-Chicago
Loyola-Chicago:
Team record: 16-4 SU,7-11-1 ATS
Loyola-Chicago is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
Loyola-Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Illinois State
Loyola-Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Illinois State
Next up:
Illinois State home to Southern Illinois Saturday, February 5
Loyola-Chicago at Missouri State Sunday, February 6