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12/18 03:43 CST Lindenwood plays Western Illinois, seeks 5th straight win
Lindenwood plays Western Illinois, seeks 5th straight win
By The Associated Press
Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-7) at Lindenwood Lions (6-4, 1-0 OVC)
Saint Charles, Missouri; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lions -11.5; over/under is 144.5
BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood is looking to continue its four-game win streak with a
victory over Western Illinois.
The Lions are 3-0 on their home court. Lindenwood scores 81.4 points and has
outscored opponents by 8.3 points per game.
The Leathernecks are 1-5 in road games. Western Illinois is ninth in the OVC
with 20.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Francis Okwuosah averaging 4.5.
Lindenwood scores 81.4 points, 6.9 more per game than the 74.5 Western Illinois
gives up. Western Illinois averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season,
1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Lindenwood allows.
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anias Futrell averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the
Lions, scoring 13.2 points while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc. Jadis
Jones is shooting 67.5% and averaging 15.8 points.
Lucas Lorenzen is scoring 13.8 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 0.9
assists for the Leathernecks. Isaiah Griffin is averaging 11.1 points and 3.8
rebounds while shooting 40.0% over the past 10 games.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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