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Little Rock Trojans @ SIUE Cougars
Current Records: Little Rock 11-10, SIUE 12-9
Little Rock has enjoyed a two-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They and the SIUE Cougars will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at First Community Arena. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, the Trojans earned a 66-61 win over the Redhawks.
Meanwhile, the Cougars didn’t have too much trouble with the Golden Eagles at home on Saturday as they won 74-57.
The Trojans now have a winning record of 11-10. As for the Cougars, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9.
Little Rock is hoping to beat the odds on Thursday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a four-game streak of failing to cover when playing as the underdogs on the road.
Little Rock beat the Cougars 88-80 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Little Rock since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
SIUE is a slight 2.5-point favorite against Little Rock, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Cougars as a 3.5-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 147 points.
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Little Rock has won 2 out of their last 3 games against SIUE.
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