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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The fans at State Farm Center will be treated to a game between the Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Illinois Fighting Illini when they take their seats on Monday.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -28.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 134.5.
Illinois lost its last outing, a 68-53 result against Cougars on March 20. They failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
Eastern Illinois was a 64-52 loser in their most recent outing at home against Governors. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 5-26 SU,11-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Eastern Illinois's last 18 games on the road
Illinois:
Team record: 23-10 SU,13-20 ATS
Illinois is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Illinois is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Eastern Illinois home to Illinois State Thursday, November 10
Illinois home to UMKC Friday, November 11