Illinois-Chicago is mired in a three-game skid. They play this one at the United Center in Chicago against state Big 10 powerhouse Illinois, so the game means more to the Flames than the Illini. Eight of the 15 players on Illinois-Chicago roster are native to the state of Illinois, and seven of those Flames hail from the Chicago area. The Flames lead the Horizon League and rank #16 in the country with 44.2 rebounds per game. They've had seven days off and face a banged-up Illinois Fighting Illini team that is .500 on the season. Illinois is on a 0-2-2 ATS run and 1-6 ATS in their last seven neutral-site games. The Flames captured that initial contest on Dec. 18, 2010, knocking off the #12-ranked Illini, 57-54, as a big dog and Illinois is 0-2-2 ATS in their last four non-conference games. Grab the points on Illinois-Chicago.
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Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -18 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 83.8 to 65.5 with Illinois winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on Illinois Fighting Illini on the -12 ATS. 89% of the public money was on Illinois Fighting Illini to win on the moneyline. And, 80% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Illinois would win by a score of 66.9 to 62.0 with Illinois winning on the moneyline, Illinois Chicago winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Illinois vs. Illinois Chicago
2:00 PM Eastern
Illinois has a big edge in the low post against this opponent at the United Center. The Fighting Illini are 7-3-3 ATS in their last 13 non-conference games. This is a homecoming game for many Illini, as half of the UI roster features players from Chicagoland in Tracy Abrams, Nnanna Egwu, Kendrick Nunn and Jaylon Tate, (all from Chicago), along with walk-on Mike LaTulip (Arlington Heights), and transfers Darius Paul (Gurnee), and Ahmad Starks (Chicago). Illinois is 12-2 in this series and 4-0-1 ATS in their last five neutral-site games. Lay the points and ride with Illinois.
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