Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames 2/26/23 – On Sunday, the Illinois-Chicago Flames (16-11-2 ATS and 12-18 SU) will play host to the Southern Illinois Salukis (12-16-1 ATS and 13-6 MVC). On February 8, the Flames were defeated by the Salukis, 68-66. However, UIC was predicted to win and get revenge on the Salukis according to recent college basketball predictions.
Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames
Date & Time: Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET
Location: Credit Union 1 Arena
Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames Betting Odds
Southern Illinois
Moneyline: -265
Spread: -7 (-110)
Total: 130 over (-110)
UIC-Illinois Chicago
Moneyline: +245
Spread: +7 (-110)
Total: 130 under (-110)
Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames Analysis
Southern Illinois Salukis will finish its regular season Sunday, with the hopes of being the No. 3 seed in MVC. Following Wednesday’s Northern Iowa 86-63 route, the Salukis are in a tie for third at 13-6. The 86 points scored by Southern Illinois on Wednesday were their highest score since Dec13’s 88-51 victory over Lincoln (MO). The Salukis average 66.5 points per match. The Salukis shoot only 32.5% from the three-point line on the season. Wednesday’s 17-of 29 (59%) performance was definitely not typical for Southern Illinois. This season, the Salukis have performed well on defense. They allow 61.5 points per match, ranking 16th in the country. The MVC’s third-lowest shooting percentage is 41.9%. With 7.3 steals per game, the Salukis are leading the conference in steals. Southern Illinois is eighth in the conference for rebounding margin.
UIC won 82-76 against Evansville on Wednesday, to win multiple games in succession for the first time since mid December. Evansville was outscored 24-11 by the Flames in fast break points. Evansville shot 51%. The Flames moved to 4-15 in MVC, which puts them ahead of 1-18 Evansville at bottom. UIC ranks 10th in MVC scoring margin, at -4.1 points per match. They average 67.6 and allow 71.7 points. They average 8.1 three-pointers per match. UIC is one of the worst rebounding clubs in the country. The Flames’ rebounding margin is -6.2 per match, which is the lowest in the MVC. However, they are the first team in blocked shots, with 4.7 per match. The Flames force their opponents to make more turnovers than any other MVC team. UIC causes 14.4 turnovers per match, while they cause 19 Southern Illinois turnovers during their first matchup earlier in the season. UIC’s 18-9 lead in points off turnovers helped them keep the game close, despite being a 13.5 point underdog against Salukis.
Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames Against the Spread
Southern Illinois are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games. The total has gone OVER in 8 of Southern Illinois’ last 12 games. Southern Illinois are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games. Southern Illinois are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games against UIC. Southern Illinois are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against UIC. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois’ last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UIC’s last 5 games. UIC are 3-13 SU in their last 16 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of UIC’s last 7 games at home. UIC are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the Missouri Valley conference. The total has gone OVER in 4 of UIC’s last 6 games played in February. UIC are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games played on a Sunday.
Southern Illinois Salukis vs UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames Free Pick
The Salukis are terrible at covering spreads and have allowed the Flames comfortable cover against them twice this season. UIC revealed that the Salukis are notorious for turning the ball over in their first head to head earlier this month. Southern Illinois clearly had a bad performance over the Flames. NCAAB betting online favored UIC to claim the victory.
Free Pick: UIC-Illinois Chicago Flames +7 (-110)
