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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers
The fans at Groniger Arena will be treated to a game between the Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Eastern Illinois Panthers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -1-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 130.5.
Eastern Illinois lost its last outing, a 78-52 result against Eagles on January 11. They failed to cover in that game as a +7.5-point underdog.
Western Illinois was a 73-64 winner in its last match on the road against Skyhawks. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 11-6 SU,7-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Western Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Western Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Western Illinois's last 8 games on the road
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 7-9 SU,6-7 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Eastern Illinois is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Western Illinois
Eastern Illinois is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois home to Tennessee State Saturday, January 20
Eastern Illinois at Lindenwood Saturday, January 20