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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. Drake Bulldogs
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the Drake Bulldogs will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Knapp Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bulldogs as -12-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 141.
In their last action, Drake was a 73-66 winner on the road against Sycamores. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites.
Southern Illinois lost its last outing, a 84-72 result against Aces on December 28. They failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 7-1 SU,5-2 ATS
Southern Illinois is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Southern Illinois's last 13 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Drake
Drake:
Team record: 11-0 SU,9-0 ATS
Current Streak: won 11 straight games.
Drake is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Drake's last 5 games when playing at home against Southern Illinois
Next up:
Southern Illinois at Drake Monday, January 4