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Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
The fans at SIU Arena will be treated to a game between the Northern Iowa Panthers and the Southern Illinois Salukis when they take their seats on Wednesday.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 125.5.
In their last action, Southern Illinois was a 66-49 winner at home against Bulldogs. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Northern Iowa, they were a 86-71 winner as they battled Braves on the road. They covered in the match as a +0-point underdog.
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 16-2 SU,11-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Northern Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Northern Iowa's last 9 games
Northern Iowa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 9-10 SU,9-9 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 5 games
Southern Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Southern Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Northern Iowa home to Loyola-Chicago Sunday, January 26
Southern Illinois at Illinois State Saturday, January 25