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Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -25-point favorites versus the Cougars, while the game's total opened at 158.5.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 112-67 winner as they battled Panthers at home. They covered in the match as a -25-point favorite.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was a 80-61 loser in its last match on the road against Hoosiers. They covered the +27.5-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville:
Team record: 1-1 SU,1-0 ATS
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's last 8 games on the road
Illinois:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Indiana State Tuesday, November 12
Illinois home to Oakland Wednesday, November 13