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UIC Flames vs. Valparaiso Beacons
The UIC Flames and the Valparaiso Beacons will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Athletics-Recreation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Beacons as -3-point favorites versus the Flames, while the game's total opened at 136.
Valparaiso won its last outing, a 76-69 result against Aces on January 14. They covered in that game as a -2-point favorite.
UIC was a 81-64 loser in its last match on the road against Racers. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs.
UIC:
Team record: 9-10 SU,11-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
UIC is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
UIC is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of UIC's last 20 games on the road
Valparaiso:
Team record: 7-12 SU,6-12 ATS
Valparaiso is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games when playing UIC
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Valparaiso's last 6 games when playing UIC
Valparaiso is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against UIC
Next up:
UIC home to Northern Iowa Saturday, January 21
Valparaiso at Illinois State Saturday, January 21