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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
The fans at First Community Arena will be treated to a game between the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -5.5-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 133.5.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville won its last outing, a 67-58 result against Panthers on December 29. They covered in that game as a -8-point favorite.
In their last action, Western Illinois was a 65-54 winner on the road against Bears.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 7-6 SU,4-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Western Illinois is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Western Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville:
Team record: 8-6 SU,6-3-2 ATS
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Western Illinois home to Southeast Missouri State Thursday, January 4
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Arkansas-Little Rock Thursday, January 4