It will be a battle between Hor opponents when the UIC Flames (7-8, 1-1 Hor) welcome the IUPUI Jaguars (8-7, 0-2 Hor) to Credit Union 1 Arena. The game can be seen on ESPNU at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, January 4, 2019.
IUPUI Jaguars vs. UIC Flames Betting Prediction
The Jaguars are hoping for a better outcome after their 82-69 loss to the Xavier Musketeers in their last contest. Xavier’s offensive rebounding percentage was their biggest strength over IUPUI. The Musketeers had a rate of 32.5, while the Jaguars posted a mark of 23.1. Jaylen Minnett led IUPUI in scoring with 21 points on 6-for-15 shooting.
In the Flames’ last outing, they were beaten by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 84-67. Notre Dame made good use of their 38 trips to the charity stripe, making 36 of them (94.7 percent). UIC, meanwhile, was just 13-20 (65.0 percent). With 17 points on 6-for-14 shooting, Marcus Ottey was the game’s leading scorer.
After the Flames won both games against the Jaguars last season, these teams will go head-to-head for the first time this year. In the most recent game, UIC won 71-62. The Flames had a better effective field goal percentage (0.491 vs. 0.398) and had a better offensive rebounding percentage (25.7 vs. 22.0).
Tarkus Ferguson and Ottey have been playing well over the last five games for UIC. Ferguson has averaged 0 points per game. Not to be outdone, Ottey has recorded 0 points a game during that span.
The upper-echelon offense of UIC will square off against the mid-tier defense of IUPUI. The Flames rank 37th in effective field goal percentage (0.555), while the Jaguars are 199th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.502). The Flames should have the edge on that side of the ball.
IUPUI at UIC Odds Pick
Pick: SU Winner – UIC, ATS Winner – UIC, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes:
UIC ranks 35th in three pointers attempted per game (27.1) while IUPUI ranks 184th (21.1).
The Jaguars rank 100th in rebounds per game (37.3) while the Flames rank 186th in rebounds allowed per game (37.0).
UIC ranks 46th in blocks allowed per game (2.7) while IUPUI ranks 124th (3.9).
The Jaguars average 14.1 assists per game, which ranks 113th in the country. The Flames rank 160th in assists allowed per game (14.1).
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The Jaguars’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 2.4, down from 4.7 for the season.
During their last five games, the Flames have scored an average of 80.8 points per game (4.5 above their season average) and allowed an average of 85.2 points per game (7.3 above their season average).
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