The UIC Flames and the La Salle Explorers meet Friday in college basketball action from the Ocean Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a La Salle vs UIC Prediction.
UIC Recap
The UIC Flames come into this game looking to bounce back from a 99-81 loss at the hands of James Madison last time out.
Flames Looking For Rebound Performance
Javon Jackson leads the Flames in scoring with 13.3 PPG along with 4.5 APG and 2.8 SPG while Sasa Ciani has 13 PPG with a team-high 8.7 RPG to lead the Flames on the glass so far this season. Tyem Freeman has 12.3 PPG with 4.3 RPG and Ahmad Henderson II has 11.3 PPG and a team-high 5 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UIC up to this point in the year as the Flames’ leading assist man. Filip Skobalj has 9.8 PPG as well on the year for the Flames. As a team, UIC is averaging 93.3 PPG on 52.9% shooting from the field, 43% from three, and 68.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the UIC Flames will win
- La Salle has lost six of its last seven games against non-conference opponents at neutral venues.
- UIC has won six of its last eight day games against non-conference opponents.
La Salle Recap
The La Salle Explorers come into this one fresh off of a 72-67 loss at the hands of UC-San Diego last time out. La Salle will meet Temple after this game.
Explorers Fall Short Vs. Tritons
Corey McKeithan leads the Explorers in scoring and assists with 18 PPG and 4 APG while Jahlil White has 14 PPG with 7.3 RPG. Daeshon Shepherd has 10.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and Demetrius Lilley has 10.8 PPG with a team-high 9 RPG to lead the Explorers on the glass to round out the group of double-digit scorers for La Salle so far this season. As a team, La Salle is averaging 77.5 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 34.6% from three, and 77.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the La Salle Explorers will win
- UIC has lost eight of its last 10 day games.
- La Salle has won four of its last five games.
La Salle vs UIC Prediction
I’m on La Salle here. I just think that La Salle is a solid team that battled an underrated UC-San Diego team tough, while UIC got run over by an uptempo JMU team. I think that La Salle is a solid bet here and can be a sneaky team to watch in the A-10 this season. Give me La Salle in this one.