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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -36-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 156.5.
Last time out for Iowa, they were a 103-76 winner as they battled Jaguars at home.
In their last action, Western Illinois was a 69-63 loser on the road against Pioneers. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Iowa:
Team record: 2-0 SU,1-1 ATS
Iowa is 11-3-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Iowa is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Iowa's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Western Illinois home to Central Michigan Sunday, December 6
Iowa home to North Carolina Tuesday, December 8