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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Murray State Racers
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Murray State Racers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at CFSB Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -1-point favorites versus the Racers, while the game's total opened at 131.5.
Murray State was a 83-67 loser in its last match on the road against Blue Raiders. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Illinois won its last outing, a 70-68 result against Redhawks on December 21. They failed to cover in that game as a -8.5-point favorite.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 9-4 SU,3-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 6 games when playing Murray State
Southern Illinois is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Murray State
Murray State:
Team record: 7-5 SU,3-7-1 ATS
Murray State is 20-2 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Murray State's last 6 games when playing Southern Illinois
Murray State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Southern Illinois
Next up:
Southern Illinois home to Belmont Sunday, January 1
Murray State at Evansville Sunday, January 1