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Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars vs. Illinois State Redbirds
The fans at Horton Field House will be treated to a game between the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars and the Illinois State Redbirds when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Redbirds as -3-point favorites versus the Cougars, while the game's total opened at 137.5.
In their last action, Illinois State was a 87-81 winner at home against Eagles. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville lost its last outing, a 56-54 result against Braves on December 06. They covered in that game as a +6-point underdog.
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville:
Team record: 7-3 SU,7-1 ATS
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's last 6 games on the road
Illinois State:
Team record: 4-6 SU,3-7 ATS
Illinois State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Illinois State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois State's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville home to Illinois Tech Sunday, December 18
Illinois State at Ball State Saturday, December 17