UIC vs. Evansville Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats and Best Bets – Wednesday, January 22, 2025 ...Middle East

The Evansville Purple Aces (6-13, 3-5 MVC) are 5-point underdogs as they attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the UIC Flames (13-6, 5-3 MVC) on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at Ford Center. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 140.5.

UIC vs. Evansville Odds

UIC odds to win: -225 Evansville odds to win: +185 Spread: UIC (-5) Total: 140.5

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Game Time and Information

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Time: 8:00 PM ET TV: ESPN+ Where: Evansville, Indiana Venue: Ford Center

Who Will Win UIC vs. Evansville?

UIC and Evansville Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

UIC has not yet covered the spread as favorites of 5 points or more this season (0-1).

In games this year in which it was an underdog by 5 points or more, Evansville has a 4-7 record against the spread.

The Flames and Purple Aces average 4.3 more points between them than the over/under of 140.5 for this matchup.

Opponents of the two teams average a combined 2.9 more points per game (143.4) than this game’s over/under of 140.5 points.

The average over/under UIC has had in its games this year is 13.8 more points than this particular game’s point total.

The average point total for the Purple Aces this year is 6.6 points fewer than this game’s over/under.

The Flames have a 12-4-0 record against the spread this season.

The Purple Aces have a 7-11-0 record against the spread this year.

UIC Stats & Insights

UIC’s +127 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 80.5 points per game (57th in college basketball) while allowing 73.8 per contest (251st in college basketball).

UIC pulls down 35.0 rebounds per game (65th in college basketball) while conceding 29.6 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 5.4 boards per game.

The Flames hit 8.6 three-pointers per game (105th in college basketball) while shooting 36.0% from deep (75th in college basketball). They are making 1.1 more threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 7.5 per game while shooting 33.7%.

UIC’s 100.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 86th in college basketball, and the 91.9 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 180th in college basketball.

The Flames post 82.9 points per game at home, compared to 78.7 points per game in road games, a difference of 4.2 points per contest.

Evansville Stats & Insights

Evansville puts up 64.3 points per game (352nd in college basketball) while giving up 69.6 per contest (115th in college basketball). It has a -102 scoring differential and has been outscored by 5.3 points per game.

Evansville loses the rebound battle by an average of 4.5 boards. It collects 29.2 rebounds per game (330th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 33.7.

Evansville makes 7.3 three-pointers per game (231st in college basketball) at a 29.5% rate (342nd in college basketball), compared to the 7.6 its opponents make, shooting 31.8% from beyond the arc.

Evansville ranks 344th in college basketball with 86.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 229th defensively with 93.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.

The Purple Aces average 74.3 points per game at home, and 53.1 away.

UIC Key Players to Watch

The scoring leader for the Flames this season is Javon Jackson, who averages 13.2 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.

Sasa Ciani leads UIC in rebounding, averaging 9.2 per game, while Ahmad Henderson II leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.5 in each contest.

Filip Skobalj leads the Flames in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 2.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.

Jackson and Modestas Kancleris lead UIC on the defensive end, with Jackson leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Kancleris in blocks averaging 1.2 per contest.

Evansville Key Players to Watch

Tayshawn Comer’s points (13.7 per game) and assists (3.6 per game) stat lines are the top scoring and assists spots on the Purple Aces’ leaderboards.

Tanner Cuff is at the top of the Evansville rebounding leaderboard with 6.4 rebounds per game. Cuff also scores 8.5 points and adds 3.4 assists per game.

Cameron Haffner is dependable from three-point range and leads the Purple Aces with 2.5 made threes per game.

Evansville’s leader in steals is Cuff with 1.5 per game, and its leader in blocks is Connor Turnbull with 1.4 per game.