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Denver Pioneers vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks
The Denver Pioneers and the Western Illinois Leathernecks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Western Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Leathernecks as -4-point favorites versus the Pioneers, while the game's total opened at 153.5.
In their last action, Western Illinois was a 77-69 loser at home against Mastodons. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Denver was a 80-68 loser at home against Jackrabbits. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Denver:
Team record: 4-14 SU,8-9 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Denver is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games
Western Illinois:
Team record: 4-10 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Western Illinois is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Western Illinois is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Western Illinois is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Denver home to Nebraska-Omaha Saturday, January 18
Western Illinois home to Oral Roberts Thursday, January 16