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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Northern Iowa Panthers
The fans at McLeod Center will be treated to a game between the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Northern Iowa Panthers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Panthers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 136.5.
In their last action, Northern Iowa was a 83-72 winner on the road against Bruins. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois was a 70-69 loser in their most recent outing at home against Braves. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 12-6 SU,12-4-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Northern Iowa
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Southern Illinois's last 22 games when playing Northern Iowa
Southern Illinois is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa:
Team record: 10-8 SU,10-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northern Iowa is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Northern Iowa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Northern Iowa is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Southern Illinois
Next up:
Southern Illinois home to Valparaiso Wednesday, January 24
Northern Iowa home to Evansville Tuesday, January 23