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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. BYU Cougars
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the BYU Cougars will be battling on the gridiron at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday in season-opening action.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -19.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
Last time out for BYU, they were a 40-34 loser as they battled Cowboys on the road. BYU covered in the match as a +16-point underdog, while 74 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
BYU:
Team record: 5-7 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Brigham Young is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games
Brigham Young is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brigham Young's last 6 games
Next up:
BYU at SMU Friday, September 6