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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 Thursday when they battle at Western Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -3.5-point favorites versus the Mavericks, while the game's total opened at 148.
Western Illinois lost its last outing, a 80-63 result against Coyotes on December 31. They failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Nebraska-Omaha was a 75-59 loser at home against Roos. They failed to cover the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Nebraska-Omaha:
Team record: 5-10 SU,9-5 ATS
Nebraska-Omaha is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska-Omaha's last 6 games on the road
Nebraska-Omaha is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Western Illinois
Western Illinois:
Team record: 8-6 SU,6-5 ATS
Western Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Western Illinois is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Nebraska-Omaha
Western Illinois is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Nebraska-Omaha
Next up:
Nebraska-Omaha at St. Thomas (MN) Saturday, January 7
Western Illinois home to Denver Saturday, January 7