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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. UIC Flames
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the UIC Flames will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Credit Union 1 Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -2.5-point favorites versus the Flames, while the game's total opened at 132.5.
UIC was a 77-60 loser in its last match on the road against Aces. They failed to cover the +0-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Southern Illinois was a 76-75 loser at home against Bears. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 14-8 SU,14-6-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing UIC
UIC:
Team record: 8-14 SU,9-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 7 straight games.
UIC is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
UIC is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of UIC's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Southern Illinois at Drake Wednesday, February 7
UIC at Illinois State Wednesday, February 7