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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at First Community Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -8.5-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 134.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was a 80-64 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Redhawks. They failed to cover the -2-point spread as favorites.
Western Illinois was a 71-65 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Lions. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 7-6 SU,3-7 ATS
Western Illinois is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
Western Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Western Illinois is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville:
Team record: 7-6 SU,5-5 ATS
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois at Eastern Illinois Saturday, January 4
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville home to Lindenwood Saturday, January 4