UIC Pavilion features an NCAA basketball betting clash between the host Illinois-Chicago Flames and the visiting SE Missouri State Redhawks in college hoops action on Saturday.

The Flames currently sports a 3-1 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 3-1 ATS. The Redhawks are 3-3 and 2-2 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Flames produce a 0-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Redhawks have gone 0-0 against the number.



View SE Missouri State vs Illinois-Chicago Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting SE Missouri State before tip-off in this one found them as 3-point underdogs over at Sportsbook earlier.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 288 (Flames) and the No. 232 (Redhawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 72-68 result in favor of the Flames has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Illinois-Chicago's No. 310-rated squad against SE Missouri State's No. 48-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Illinois-Chicago rates No. 22 in the country with 9.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 177 nationally with 6 per match.

Defensively, SE Missouri State features the nation's No. 135-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.2 points per game. Illinois-Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 301 nationally in scoring at home.

SE Missouri State lost its last outing, a 59-56 result against Troy on November 20. They failed to cover in that game as a 7.5-point favorite. Antoine Myers scored 14 points leading the Trojans to a 59-56 victory over SE Missouri State at McKenzie Arena on Tuesday.

In their last action, Illinois-Chicago was an 86-81 Sportsbook on the road against Iona. They covered the 7.5-point spread as underdogs. Illinois-Chicago got 22 points from Hayden Humes en route to an 86-81 victory over Iona on Monday at Sports and Fitness Center.


SE Missouri State Redhawks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Hannibal-LaGrange are 0-2
After playing Troy are 0-1
After a loss are 5-5

Illinois-Chicago Flames Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Northern Illinois are 6-4
After a win are 1-9

A few Redhawks at Flames trends to consider:
SE Missouri State is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
SE Missouri State is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Illinois-Chicago is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
Illinois-Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Illinois-Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home


Next up:
SE Missouri State home to Hannibal-LaGrange, Monday, November 26
Illinois-Chicago at Northern Illinois, Tuesday, November 27