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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Pepperdine Waves
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Pepperdine Waves will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Firestone Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Waves as -2.5-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 138.
Pepperdine lost its last outing, a 57-52 result against Toreros on March 08. They failed to cover in that game as a -3-point favorite.
Western Illinois was a 59-55 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Spartans. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Western Illinois is 12-2 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Western Illinois is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Western Illinois's last 17 games on the road
Next up:
Western Illinois home to Wisconsin-Green Bay Wednesday, November 13
Pepperdine at UC San Diego Saturday, November 9