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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Illinois State Redbirds
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Illinois State Redbirds will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Redbird Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -4.5-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game's total opened at 125.5.
Illinois State was a 79-75 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Braves. They covered the +15-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Illinois was a 68-64 winner in its last match at home against Racers. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 17-5 SU,9-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Southern Illinois's last 12 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Illinois State
Illinois State:
Team record: 8-14 SU,9-13 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Illinois State is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Illinois State's last 9 games at home
Illinois State is 1-7-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Southern Illinois
Next up:
Southern Illinois at Bradley Wednesday, February 1
Illinois State home to UIC Wednesday, February 1