Wright State will look to improve on its 9-12 record on Wednesday when they host Illinois-Chicago in NCAAB odds action at Nutter Center.

Wright State will face the 6-13 Flames, who own a 8-9 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Raiders are 8-9-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Flames are 9-8 favoring the OVER.



View Illinois-Chicago vs Wright State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Raiders in this one, they're listed as 8-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Raiders rated this week at No. 273 and the Flames sitting at No. 220. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 58-56 result in favor of the Raiders.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Wright State's No. 331-ranked offense, averaging 58.3 PPG, against a Flames defense that ranks No. 160 at 66.4 PPG. The Raiders field goal percentage has averaged 39.4% so far, more than the Flames marksmen have achieved on the year, 39.3% per game.

Defensively, Illinois-Chicago features the nation's No. 261-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.1 points per game. Wright State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 311 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Illinois-Chicago, they were a 60-55 loser as they battled Valparaiso at home. They covered in the match as a 6-point underdog. The Flames endured a 60-55 loss at the hands of the Crusaders on Saturday, despite a 12-point effort from Gary Talton at UIC Pavilion.

Wright State lost its last outing, a 69-53 result against Detroit on January 21. They failed to cover in that game as a 11.5-point underdog. Cole Darling scored 10 points in a futile effort to lead the Raiders to a win (they lost 69-53 to Detroit at Calihan Hall on Saturday).


Illinois-Chicago Flames Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 3-7
After playing Valparaiso are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Wright State Raiders Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-6
Before playing Loyola of Chicago are 8-2
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few Flames at Raiders trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Illinois-Chicago's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois-Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Wright State
Illinois-Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Illinois-Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Wright State
Wright State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois-Chicago
Wright State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Illinois-Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wright State's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Wright State's last 13 games when playing Illinois-Chicago


Next up:
Illinois-Chicago at Detroit, Friday, January 27
Wright State home to Loyola of Chicago, Friday, January 27