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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -19-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 162.5.
In their last action, Iowa was a 93-62 winner at home against Lions.
Western Illinois lost its last outing, a 84-78 result against Mavericks on December 22. They failed to cover in that game as a -12.5-point favorite.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 10-3 SU,7-4 ATS
Western Illinois is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Western Illinois's last 17 games on the road
Western Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 9-3 SU,8-4 ATS
Iowa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Iowa is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Iowa's last 11 games at home
Next up:
Western Illinois at St. Thomas (MN) Saturday, January 1
Iowa home to Maryland Monday, January 3