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Missouri State Bears vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
The Missouri State Bears and the Southern Illinois Salukis will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Banterra Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -5.5-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 136.
Southern Illinois won its last outing, a 59-49 result against Redbirds on February 14. They covered in that game as a -4-point favorite.
Missouri State was a 72-57 winner in its last match at home against Braves. They covered the -10.5-point spread as favorites.
Missouri State:
Team record: 14-5 SU,11-6 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Missouri State is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Missouri State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Missouri State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 10-9 SU,9-8-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Southern Illinois is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Illinois's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Missouri State at Evansville Friday, February 26
Southern Illinois home to Valparaiso Sunday, February 21