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Missouri State Bears vs. Illinois State Redbirds
The Missouri State Bears and the Illinois State Redbirds will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at CEFCU Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Redbirds as -10-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 133.
Illinois State was a 66-62 loser in its last match on the road against Bulldogs. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs.
Missouri State lost its last outing, a 73-51 result against Salukis on January 15. They failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite.
Missouri State:
Team record: 7-11 SU,8-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Missouri State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Missouri State's last 10 games on the road
Missouri State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois State
Illinois State:
Team record: 10-8 SU,12-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Illinois State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Illinois State is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Illinois State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Missouri State
Next up:
Missouri State at Northern Iowa Tuesday, January 21
Illinois State home to Indiana State Tuesday, January 21