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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
The fans at Western Hall will be treated to a game between the Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Western Illinois Leathernecks when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -2.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 127.
Western Illinois was a 72-51 loser in their most recent outing at home against Redhawks. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois won its last outing, a 56-54 result against Trojans on January 27. They covered in that game as a +10.5-point underdog.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 6-15 SU,7-11 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Western Illinois
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
Western Illinois:
Team record: 8-13 SU,5-13 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Western Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Western Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Illinois's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Lindenwood Saturday, February 1
Western Illinois home to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Saturday, February 1