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  3. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks vs Western Illinois Leathernecks
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Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks443478
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Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks vs Western Illinois Leathernecks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall — Macomb, IL

Article updated Jan 4, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Nebraska-Omaha is on the road playing Western Illinois at the Western Hall stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Western Illinois -4.5 was the opening favorite and line

Game outlook

Nebraska-Omaha is on the road playing Western Illinois at the Western Hall stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Western Illinois -4.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Nebraska-Omaha Highlights

With a power ranking of 320, Nebraska-Omaha is ranked #241 in offense (scoring an average of 69.57 per game), #339 in defense (allowing an average of 77.14 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-10 (9-5 ATS) this season.

Western Illinois Highlights

Western Illinois Leathernecks has a power ranking of 53 and are #96 for offense (scoring an average of 76.69 per game), #240 for defense (giving up an average of 77.14 points per game) and 8-6 (6-5 ATS) overall. Nebraska-Omaha went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Illinois.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be NEBOM 78, W.ILL 69. 53% of SportsJaw predicts Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover. OddsShark predicts Western Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Mavericks 65 to Leathernecks 95.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Mavericks 65 to Leathernecks 95.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks+163 → +155Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks-188 → -185Moved
  • Spread · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks+4.5 (-110) → +4.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks-4.5 (-110) → -4.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over146.5 (-110) → 147 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under146.5 (-110) → 147 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
16-17 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Illinois Leathernecks
5-26 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T03:14:47.458Z). 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

  • 2022-02-24Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 76 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 88
  • 2021-12-22Western Illinois Leathernecks 78 · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 84
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 78-74

Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks defeated Western Illinois Leathernecks 78-74 on January 5, 2023, a 4-point decision in the series. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 44-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks +4.5 (-110) spread, Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks covered, while the 152 combined points finished over the recorded total of 147.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -4 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 147 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -4 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 147 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -4 (-110)Loss