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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Western Illinois Leathernecks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Western Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -18-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 140.
Last time out for Western Illinois, they were a 97-70 winner as they battled Chippewas on the road. They covered in the match as a -6-point favorite.
Eastern Illinois was a 66-54 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bulldogs. They covered the +21.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 2-9 SU,3-7 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 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
Western Illinois:
Team record: 8-2 SU,7-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Western Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Western Illinois is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Western Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Ball State Tuesday, December 21
Western Illinois at Denver Monday, December 20