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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at First Community Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -12-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 136.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was a 63-58 winner in its last match on the road against Lions. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites.
Eastern Illinois was a 77-75 winner in its last match at home against Skyhawks. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 8-18 SU,12-12 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville:
Team record: 17-9 SU,13-10 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State Thursday, February 16
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Tennessee-Martin Thursday, February 16