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Hampton Pirates vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
The Hampton Pirates and the Southern Illinois Salukis will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at SIU Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -9.5-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 133.5.
In their last action, Southern Illinois was a 64-48 loser on the road against Tigers. They failed to cover the +15-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Hampton was a 64-53 winner at home against Spartans.
Hampton:
Team record: 4-6 SU,2-5 ATS
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 4-7 SU,4-6 ATS
Southern Illinois is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Southern Illinois is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 7 games
Next up:
Hampton at Kent State Saturday, December 21
Southern Illinois home to Southeast Missouri State Saturday, December 21