Central Michigan vs UIC 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UIC Flames (2-6) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (1-8)
December 11, 2021 4:30 pm EDT
The Line: Central Michigan Chippewas +5.5 / UIC Flames -5.5; Over/Under: -143.5
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The UIC Flames and the Central Michigan Chippewas meet in college basketball action from the McGuirk Arena on Saturday night.
The UIC Flames come into this game looking to bounce back from a 64-56 loss at the hands of Detroit in their last game. Damaria Franklin leads the Flames in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 PPG and 8.2 RPG while Zion Griffin has 12 PPG and 4.1 RPG and Kevin Johnson has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 6.6 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for UIC coming into this matchup. As a team, UIC is averaging 68.4 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three and 59.4% from the foul line while allowing 70.1 PPG on 45.3% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.
The Central Michigan Chippewas will try to bounce back from an 84-77 loss at the hands of Youngstown State last time out. Jermaine Jackson Jr. leads the Chips in scoring and assists with 11.7 PPG and 3 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for CMU up to this point in the season. Harrison Henderson and Kevin Miller each have 9 PPG while Brian Taylor has 4.6 RPG and Ralph Bissainthe has 6.8 RPG this season. As a team, Central Michigan is averaging 63.1 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field, 38.1% from three and 64.2% from the foul line while allowing 85 PPG on 50.1% shooting from the field and 38.9% from three this season.
UIC is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 road games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a loss while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 road games against a team with a losing home record. Central Michigan is 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win.
Realistically, is UIC the first team I think about when it comes to wanting to lay points on the road? Heck no. But the bottom line is that Central Michigan is that bad. The Chips have been blown out by the superior teams on their schedule as well as beat up by the lesser teams and I see no contest here. I think UIC could surprise some people in the Horizon League this season. Give me the Flames on the road here.
