Illinois-Chicago Flames at Youngstown State Penguins Free ATS Pick - Odds and NCAAB Predictions

Illinois-Chicago Flames at Youngstown State Penguins Free ATS Pick - Odds and NCAAB Predictions

Keith F
Date: January 18, 7:00 pm
Location: Youngstown
TV: ESPN3

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Youngstown State +4
Total: 154

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The Illinois-Chicago Flames will lock horns with the Youngstown State Penguins in a Horizon League conference clash. The contest will take place on Thursday, January 18th, 2018 with a scheduled tip-off time of 7:00 PM ET. The game will be aired on ESPN3. This series has been one of the most competitive perhaps in all of all college basketball as of late. The tale of the tape is one that could be a Greek epic. Each team has won two of the last four meetings between both sides. All four of these contests were settled by a margin of four points or loss; two of which required overtime to declare a winner. UIC owns the most recent win when they defeated the Penguins at home in February of 2017 by a score of 84-81.
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Both teams enter on three days’ rest and losses to constituents within their respective conference. For Illinois-Chicago, the Flames were defeated at home by a score of 78-68 by perennial power Oakland. The Penguins were defeated on the road by the Bracketologists’ current selection for the Horizon League crown Wright State 77-67.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records<br />
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Illinois-Chicago Flames, 8-11 SU, 6-9 ATS<br />
Youngstown State Penguins, 5-14 SU, 8-8 ATS
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Illinois Chicago at Youngstown State NCAAB Key Betting Trends<br />
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Youngstown State is 4-1 SU at home this season.
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Illinois-Chicago is 1-7 SU on the road this season.
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Youngstown State is 6-0 ATS in their previous six markets.
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Under is 8-2 ATS in the last ten Illinois-Chicago contests.
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Public Money<br />
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From the get-go, it has been all Illinois-Chicago from a betting perspective. 100% of the cash and ticket action has come in on the Flames. Overall, the market has moved upward by 2.5 points to reflect the heavy steam rolling in on the Flames. In Over/Under markets, the figure has gone up by one point to its current station of 152, reflecting early action on the Over.
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Illinois-Chicago Flames at Youngstown State Penguins Prediction

Youngstown State has won their last two contests at home, so it is safe to assess that the Penguins feed off of the home cooking. The opposite has been the case with Illinois-Chicago when it comes to road outings as they have won just once this year away from the Windy City. There are many ingredients here that could imply the Penguins are in position to pull off an upset, let alone cover. The Penguins love to play the tempo game as they are ranked 48th in the country in this department according to KenPom. This allows YSU to manufacture more points and that could be a tough riddle for the Flames to solve with the crowd working against them. When you toss in the fact that Youngstown State has played a much tougher schedule particularly in out-of-conference play (YSU’s Non-Conference SOS ranks 66th compared to UIC who sits at 224th), this Penguins team is battle-tested and will be no easy out for the Flames.

Free Pick: Take Youngstown State +4
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