Central Michigan at Illinois Chicago

Illinois-Chicago comes off a winning season and got an impressive victory for their new coach, Luke Yaklich, in the opener. They trailed Northern Illinois 38-18 at halftime but roared back for a 65-61 road win. Yaklich worked with Shaka Smart and the defensive intensity is noticeable as they allowed 40% shooting. It's a deep unit, with a pair of players off the bench combining on 10-of-19 shooting. They host a Central Michigan squad off a 14-18 campaign playing its first game. Central Michigan is 1-4-2 ATS as a dog along with a 0-3-1 ATS road run. This is the home opener for Illinois-Chicago at Credit Union 1 Arena, so back the home team with a game under its belt. Play Illinois-Chicago.