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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Joseph J. Gentile Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Ramblers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 117.
Loyola-Chicago won its last outing, a 78-44 result against Aces on January 11. They covered in that game as a -13.5-point favorite.
Southern Illinois was a 67-48 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Braves. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 8-9 SU,8-8 ATS
Southern Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Southern Illinois is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 5 games
Loyola-Chicago:
Team record: 11-6 SU,7-9 ATS
Loyola-Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Loyola-Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Loyola-Chicago's last 5 games
Next up:
Southern Illinois home to Drake Sunday, January 19
Loyola-Chicago at Illinois State Sunday, January 19