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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Eastern Illinois Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Lantz Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
Eastern Illinois lost its last outing, a 76-59 result against Cardinals on December 07. They failed to cover in that game as a +11-point underdog.
Last time out for Western Illinois, they were a 84-73 winner as they battled Tigers at home.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 5-4 SU,4-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Western Illinois is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Western Illinois is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Western Illinois's last 8 games on the road
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 2-8 SU,4-4 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games at home
Eastern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
Eastern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois home to Eureka Friday, December 16
Eastern Illinois at IUPUI Saturday, December 17