A key college battle sees the visiting Phoenix travelling to Illinois-Chicago Saturday to take on the Flames on Saturday.

The Flames currently sports a 8-20 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 13-13 ATS. The Phoenix are 14-14 and 13-10-2 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Flames produce a 16-10 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Phoenix have gone 12-13 against the number.



View Wisc-Green Bay vs Illinois-Chicago Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Flames are listed as 2.5-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Flames at No. 273 and the Phoenix at No. 167 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 63-58 result in favor of the Phoenix.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Phoenix rank No. 135 in NCAA Division 1 with 35.1 per game. That compares with Illinois-Chicago’s No. 160 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Illinois-Chicago is college basketball's No. 151-ranked team at 6.4 per game, while the Phoenix rate No. 221 with 5.6 per game.

Defensively, Wisc-Green Bay features the nation's No. 181-rated defense on the road, allowing 70 points per game. Illinois-Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 328 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Wisc-Green Bay, they were a 73-70 Sportsbook as they battled Loyola of Chicago on the road. They earned a push in the match as a 3-point favorite. Wisc-Green Bay earned a 73-70 victory over Loyola of Chicago on Thursday, getting 19 points from Brennan Cougill at Joseph J. Gentile Center.

Illinois-Chicago was a 72-61 loser in their most recent outing at home against Wisc-Milwaukee. They failed to cover the 5-point spread as underdogs. The Flames got 17 points from Marc Brown, but it was Wisc-Milwaukee that prevailed in a 72-61 final on Thursday at UIC Pavilion.


Wisc-Green Bay Phoenix Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
After playing Loyola of Chicago are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Illinois-Chicago Flames Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
After playing Wisc-Milwaukee are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7

A few Phoenix at Flames trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wisc-Green Bay's last 7 games on the road
Wisc-Green Bay is 6-1-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Wisc-Green Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Illinois-Chicago
Wisc-Green Bay is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Illinois-Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois-Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Illinois-Chicago's last 10 games at home
Illinois-Chicago is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Wisc-Green Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois-Chicago's last 6 games when playing Wisc-Green Bay