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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Denver Pioneers
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Denver Pioneers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Hamilton Gymnasium.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -1-point favorites versus the Pioneers, while the game's total opened at 147.5.
Denver lost its last outing, a 70-60 result against Roos on January 28. They failed to cover in that game as a +6-point underdog.
Western Illinois was a 81-73 winner in its last match at home against Jackrabbits. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 14-8 SU,11-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Western Illinois is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Western Illinois is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Western Illinois's last 7 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 12-12 SU,9-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Denver is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing Western Illinois
Next up:
Western Illinois at Nebraska-Omaha Saturday, February 4
Denver home to St. Thomas (MN) Saturday, February 4