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Western Illinois vs UMKC Basketball Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: January 14, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET

Venue: Swinney Recreation Center — Kansas City, MO

Article updated Jan 13, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Western Illinois is on the road playing UMKC at the Swinney Recreation Center stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. UMKC -5.5 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Western Illinois is on the road playing UMKC at the Swinney Recreation Center stadium on Saturday, 1/14/2023 @ 8:00pm EST. UMKC -5.5 was the opening favorite and current line is UMKC -6.

Western Illinois Highlights

With a power ranking of 75, Western Illinois is ranked #82 in offense (scoring an average of 76.56 per game), #265 in defense (allowing an average of 72.31 points to be scored against them per game) and are 9-8 (7-7 ATS) this season.

UMKC Highlights

UMKC Kangaroos has a power ranking of 55 and are #311 for offense (scoring an average of 66.24 per game), #125 for defense (giving up an average of 72.31 points per game) and 7-11 (10-6 ATS) overall. Western Illinois went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against UMKC.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.ILL 73.75, UMKC 61.75. 64% of SportsJaw predicts UMKC Kangaroos to cover. OddsShark predicts The super computer is giving each team a 50% chance of winning , and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Leathernecks 75 to Roos 67.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Leathernecks 75 to Roos 67.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Leathernecks vs Kangaroos archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Leathernecks vs Kangaroos matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks+195 → +210Moved
  • Moneyline · UMKC Kangaroos-230 → -250Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks+5.5 (-110) → +6 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · UMKC Kangaroos-5.5 (-110) → -6 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134.5 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under134.5 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Illinois Leathernecks
6-8 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
UMKC Kangaroos
5-11 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-14T03:14:59.346Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-05Western Illinois Leathernecks 82 · UMKC Kangaroos 91
  • 2022-01-31UMKC Kangaroos 83 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 75
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated UMKC Kangaroos 60-52

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated UMKC Kangaroos 60-52 on January 14, 2023, a 8-point decision in the series. Western Illinois Leathernecks' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 29-25. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Illinois Leathernecks +6 (-110) spread, Western Illinois Leathernecks covered, while the 112 combined points finished under the recorded total of 135.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · UMKC Kangaroos -6 (-110)Loss
  • MackintoshSpread · UMKC Kangaroos -6 (-110)Loss