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Southern Illinois Salukis vs. UIC Flames
The Southern Illinois Salukis and the UIC Flames will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Credit Union 1 Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Flames as -7-point favorites versus the Salukis, while the game's total opened at 143.5.
UIC was a 78-67 winner in its last match on the road against Aces. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Southern Illinois was a 74-64 loser at home against Racers. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Southern Illinois:
Team record: 8-11 SU,7-9-1 ATS
Southern Illinois is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Southern Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing UIC
UIC:
Team record: 13-6 SU,13-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
UIC is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
UIC is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Southern Illinois
UIC is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Southern Illinois
Next up:
Southern Illinois at Valparaiso Tuesday, January 28
UIC at Bradley Wednesday, January 29