Nebraska Omaha at Western Illinois

Omaha heads out on the road with a fine offense, but a shaky defense. This is their third straight road contest, and the Mavericks are 1-4 ATS following a win, plus 2-5 ATS after a spread cover. They've already played one conference game, but this is the Summit League opener for Western Illinois, and at home. Western Illinois leads the all-time series 8-4. Western has won five of the last six meetings with the one loss coming in last season's game at Omaha. Western is 35-12 straight up at home the last three years, 6-1 this season, so grab home court. Play Western Illinois.