NCAA Basketball Odds and Betting Trends - Western Illinois Leathernecks Underdogs vs Denver Pioneers

The Western Illinois Leathernecks will hit the floor running against the away Denver Pioneers Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost betting bankrolls by covering the point spread in the process.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Western Illinois Leathernecks as 1-point underdogs on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.

Denver Pioneers vs Western Illinois Leathernecks Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Denver Pioneers will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Saturday; they are 11-14 ATS against the betting line this season, while the Western Illinois Leathernecks are 11-10 ATS. Denver Pioneers are 14-11 on betting the total; Western Illinois Leathernecks are 12-9.

This college basketball game matches up the No. 335 (Western Illinois) and the No. 271 (Denver) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.

Statistical Matchup

When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Denver Pioneers rank No. 92 in NCAA Basketball Division 1 with 36.33 per game. That compares with Western Illinois’s No. 149 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Western Illinois is college basketball's No. 189-ranked team at 7 per game, while the Denver Pioneers rate No. 178 with 7.15 per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The Pioneers got 13 points from Joe Rosga as Denver ran past Oral Roberts 66-65 on Sunday at Magness Arena.

Isaac Johnson scored 29 points and helped out with 10 rebounds for Western Illinois on Thursday, leading the Leathernecks to a 82-74 victory over North Dakota State at Western Hall.