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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Baxter Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Mavericks as -5.5-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 148.
Nebraska-Omaha was a 80-60 loser in its last match on the road against Jackrabbits. They failed to cover the +14.5-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois won its last outing, a 82-56 result against Golden Eagles on February 03. They covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 11-11 SU,9-8 ATS
Western Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Western Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Western Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Nebraska-Omaha:
Team record: 7-17 SU,9-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Nebraska-Omaha is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Nebraska-Omaha is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Nebraska-Omaha is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois at IPFW Wednesday, February 14
Nebraska-Omaha home to IPFW Saturday, February 10