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Western Illinois Leathernecks vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks
The Western Illinois Leathernecks and the North Dakota Fighting Hawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Betty Engelstad Sioux Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Hawks as -3-point favorites versus the Leathernecks, while the game's total opened at 146.
In their last action, North Dakota was a 81-73 winner on the road against Roos. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Western Illinois lost its last outing, a 82-69 result against Tommies on February 18.
Western Illinois:
Team record: 15-12 SU,13-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Western Illinois is 7-17 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Western Illinois is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Western Illinois's last 16 games on the road
North Dakota:
Team record: 11-17 SU,14-11-1 ATS
North Dakota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
North Dakota is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of North Dakota's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Western Illinois at North Dakota State Saturday, February 25
North Dakota home to St. Thomas (MN) Saturday, February 25