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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
The fans at McLeod Center will be treated to a game between the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Northern Iowa Panthers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 125.5.
Northern Iowa was a 69-67 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Beacons. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois was a 53-49 winner in its last match at home against Bulldogs. They covered the -1-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 12-4 SU,6-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Southern Illinois's last 9 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 7-8 SU,6-8 ATS
Northern Iowa is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Northern Iowa is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
Northern Iowa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Southern Illinois at Indiana State Wednesday, January 11
Northern Iowa home to Murray State Tuesday, January 10