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Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and the Western Illinois Leathernecks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Western Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -3-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 152.
Western Illinois lost its last outing, a 71-65 result against Fighting Hawks on January 12. They failed to cover in that game as a +5-point underdog.
In their last action, Nebraska-Omaha was a 92-91 winner on the road against Fighting Hawks. They failed to cover the -1.5-point spread as favorites.
Nebraska-Omaha:
Team record: 9-8 SU,8-8 ATS
Nebraska-Omaha is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Nebraska-Omaha is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Nebraska-Omaha's last 7 games
Western Illinois:
Team record: 6-12 SU,6-9-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Western Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Western Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Illinois's last 9 games
Next up:
Nebraska-Omaha home to South Dakota Sunday, January 20
Western Illinois home to IPFW Saturday, January 19