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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
The Illinois State Redbirds and the Southern Illinois Salukis will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Banterra Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -8-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game's total opened at 129.
Southern Illinois was a 92-88 loser in its last match on the road against Bulldogs. They covered the +10-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois State was a 61-56 loser in their most recent outing at home against Flames. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois State:
Team record: 11-13 SU,9-14 ATS
Illinois State is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Illinois State is 4-20 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois State's last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 15-9 SU,16-6-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Southern Illinois's last 12 games at home
Southern Illinois is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Illinois State
Next up:
Illinois State at Indiana State Tuesday, February 13
Southern Illinois at Belmont Wednesday, February 14