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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Saint Louis Billikens
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Saint Louis Billikens will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Chaifetz Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Billikens as -9-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 133.5.
In their last action, Saint Louis was a 80-63 winner at home against Tigers. They failed to cover the -19-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois was a 80-53 winner in its last match on the road against Aces. They covered the -8.5-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 5-2 SU,3-3-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Saint Louis
Saint Louis:
Team record: 6-2 SU,4-3 ATS
Saint Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Saint Louis is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Southern Illinois
Saint Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Southern Illinois
Next up:
Southern Illinois home to Indiana State Wednesday, December 7
Saint Louis at Iona Tuesday, December 6