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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Baxter Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -1-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 148.
Nebraska-Omaha was a 89-83 loser in its last match at home against Tommies.
Western Illinois lost its last outing, a 74-44 result against Pioneers on February 02. They failed to cover in that game as a -2-point favorite.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 14-9 SU,11-9 ATS
Western Illinois is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Western Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Western Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Nebraska-Omaha:
Team record: 7-17 SU,13-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Nebraska-Omaha is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska-Omaha's last 6 games at home
Nebraska-Omaha is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois home to UMKC Thursday, February 9
Nebraska-Omaha at North Dakota State Thursday, February 9