Ill.-Chicago Flames vs Northwestern Wildcats Betting Picks & Predictions
Ill.-Chicago is on the road playing Northwestern at the Welsh-Ryan Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/20/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Northwestern -15.5 was the opening favorite and line
Game outlook
Ill.-Chicago is on the road playing Northwestern at the Welsh-Ryan Arena stadium on Tuesday, 12/20/2022 @ 9:00pm EST. Northwestern -15.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
The UIC Flames (8-4, 0-2 MVC) play the Northwestern Wildcats (8-2, 1-0 Conference Ten) on Tuesday in Evanston, Illinois. UIC has won its last three games, including an 81-73 victory over the Northeastern Huskies on Sunday. Six of the last eight games have been won by UIC. The Wildcats have also won their previous three games, including Saturday's 83-45 victory over the DePaul Blue Demons. In Northwestern's only Big Ten game, it defeated Michigan State 70-63. There are no players listed on the injury reports for UIC or Northwestern.
Defense is playing well for UIC
This season, the UIC Flames' defense has been their strongest asset. UIC allows 65.9 points per game, while holding opponents to a 41.2% field goal shooting percentage and a 30.2% three-point shooting percentage. The Flames are allowing an average of 34.7 rebounds per game, while UIC is averaging just 33.3 rebounds per game led by Toby Okani's 8.0 rebounds per game. To lead UIC, Jace Carter averages 1.8 steals per game and Cameron Fens blocks 1.2 shots per game.
Carter leads the UIC offense with 16.8 points per game. Carver is shooting 51.1% overall and 31.3% from beyond the arc. Trevante Anderson is the second leading scorer with 13.4 points per game, but he is shooting only 33.0% overall and 33.3% from long range. The only other player with double digits is Okani, who scores 12.8 points per game. Averaging 4.3 assists per game, Anderson leads the team in assists. Each game, the Flames average 13.0 assists and 12.8 turnovers