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Illinois State Redbirds vs. Missouri State Bears
The Illinois State Redbirds and the Missouri State Bears will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Great Southern Bank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Bears as -8.5-point favorites versus the Redbirds, while the game's total opened at 134.
Missouri State was a 88-66 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Sycamores. They failed to cover the +12.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Illinois State was a 77-56 loser at home against Bulldogs. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois State:
Team record: 8-10 SU,6-11 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Illinois State is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Illinois State is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Illinois State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Missouri State
Missouri State:
Team record: 10-8 SU,9-8-1 ATS
Missouri State is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Missouri State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri State's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Illinois State home to Belmont Tuesday, January 23
Missouri State home to Drake Wednesday, January 24