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Drake Bulldogs vs. Southern Illinois Salukis
The Drake Bulldogs and the Southern Illinois Salukis will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Banterra Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Salukis as -2-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 126.5.
Last time out for Southern Illinois, they were a 63-45 winner as they battled Bruins at home. They covered in the match as a -4.5-point favorite.
Drake was a 52-49 loser in its last match on the road against Bears. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites.
Drake:
Team record: 11-4 SU,4-9-1 ATS
Drake is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Drake is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Drake is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 11-4 SU,5-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
Southern Illinois is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Southern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Drake
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois's last 5 games when playing Drake
Next up:
Drake home to Murray State Saturday, January 7
Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa Saturday, January 7