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Western Illinois at Morehead State

January 22, 2026
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Western Illinois is 0-8 in the Ohio Valley Conference but has been very competitive. In the last three games, they lost to Tennessee Tech (59-54), at Eastern Illinois (57-55) as a +6.5 underdog, and at Arkansas-Little Rock (86-79) as a double-digit dog. They're on a 5-4 ATS run. Morehead State is a big favorite, but has a losing record. They're last in the conference defensively in points surrendered (78.1 per game), ninth in shooting allowed (.454), and 10th at defending beyond the arc (.366). Play Western Illinois. 

2 units on Western Illinois +9.5 (-115) (risk 2 to return 3.74)
Result:
WIN
FINAL
1H
2H
F
W. Illinois Leathernecks
32
34
66
Morehead State Eagles img
39
32
71
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