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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Denver Pioneers
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Denver Pioneers will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Hamilton Gymnasium.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -8-point favorites versus the Pioneers, while the game's total opened at 140.5.
Denver won its last outing, a 64-56 result against Tritons on December 15. They covered in that game as a +4-point underdog.
Last time out for Western Illinois, they were a 71-54 winner as they battled Panthers at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -18.5-point favorite.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 9-2 SU,7-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Western Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Western Illinois is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Western Illinois's last 15 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 4-9 SU,8-3 ATS
Denver is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Western Illinois
Denver is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois at Nebraska-Omaha Wednesday, December 22
Denver home to St. Thomas (MN) Wednesday, December 22