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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars
The fans at First Community Arena will be treated to a game between the Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Cougars as -8-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 133.
Last time out for Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, they were a 75-64 loser as they battled Braves on the road. They earned a push in the match as a +11-point underdog.
Eastern Illinois lost its last outing, a 80-48 result against Cyclones on December 21. They failed to cover in that game as a +31.5-point underdog.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 5-7 SU,4-5 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville:
Team record: 7-6 SU,5-3-2 ATS
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee-Martin Thursday, January 4
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville home to Western Illinois Sunday, December 31