Evansville Aces (4-20) vs. UIC Flames (9-15)
February 4, 2023 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: UIC Flames -9 / Evansville Aces +9; Over/Under: +139
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The Evansville Purple Aces and UIC Flames meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Credit Union 1 Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Evansville Purple Aces Betting Preview
The Evansville Purple Aces are averaging 62.4 points on 40 percent shooting and allowing 75.7 points on 47.6 percent shooting. Kenny Strawbridge Jr. is averaging 14.9 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Yacine Toumi is averaging 10.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. Blaise Beauchamp is dishing 0.8 assists and Marvin Coleman II is grabbing 5.4 rebounds. The Evansville Purple Aces are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 62.1 percent from the free throw line. The Evansville Purple Aces are allowing 37.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.
The UIC Flames Betting Preview
The UIC Flames are averaging 66.8 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 70.6 points on 44.2 percent shooting. Jace Carter is averaging 16.2 points and 6.4 rebounds, while Trevante Anderson is averaging 12.5 points and 3.5 assists. Toby Okani is the third double-digit scorer and Filip Skobalj is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The UIC Flames are shooting 32.8 percent from beyond the arc and 65.9 percent from the free throw line. The UIC Flames are allowing 32.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 27.5 rebounds per game.
Evansville vs UIC Trends
The Purple Aces are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games and 5-16-1 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The Flames are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games. The over is 19-7 in Purple Aces last 26 overall. The over is 5-2 in Flames last 7 overall.
Randy’s Free Pick
I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, especially in the favorite role, but the Evansville Aces are a different level of suck. Evansville is getting clapped nightly, doesn’t cover numbers and loses on the road by an average of 17.5 points. It’s ugly. This pick has to be UIC or pass. Evansville looks like a team ready for the season to end.
