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Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and the Western Illinois Leathernecks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Western Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -4.5-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 152.5.
Western Illinois was a 86-83 loser in their most recent outing at home against Fighting Hawks. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Nebraska-Omaha won its last outing, a 61-59 result against Mastodons on February 20. They covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog.
Nebraska-Omaha:
Team record: 14-13 SU,13-13 ATS
Nebraska-Omaha is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games
Nebraska-Omaha is 2-8-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Nebraska-Omaha is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Western Illinois
Western Illinois:
Team record: 5-18 SU,10-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Western Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Western Illinois's last 5 games
Western Illinois is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nebraska-Omaha
Next up:
Nebraska-Omaha home to North Dakota Wednesday, February 26
Western Illinois at Oral Roberts Thursday, February 27