Valparaiso Vs UIC NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

The Valparaiso Beacons (7-12, 1-7 MVC) will look to stop a three-game home losing streak when squaring off versus the UIC Flames (9-10, 1-7 MVC) on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Athletics-Recreation Center, airing at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Beacons’ (-158 to win on the moneyline) matchup against the Flames (+130).

This article uses lines current as of January 16, 2023 at 9:44 PM ET. Find all the current odds for this outing in the table below and

Valparaiso Vs UIC Betting Lines

Computer Picks

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

• Against the spread, the Beacons are 6-12-0 this year.
• Valparaiso has two wins ATS (2-3) as a 3-point favorite or greater this season.
• The Beacons have seen nine of their 18 games go over the point total.
• Valparaiso’s games have had more than 138.5 points scored on 10 occasions this year.
• The total for this game is 138.5, and that’s 3.2 points fewer than the average total in Beacons games thus far this season.
• UIC is 11-7-0 against the spread this year.
• The Flames are 4-7 as 3-point underdogs or greater.
• There have been nine Valparaiso’s games (out of 18) that hit the over this year.
• Flames games have finished with over 138.5 points scored 11 times this season.
• The over/under for this game is 1.9 points higher than the average scoring total for UIC’s games (136.6).

• Ben Krikke leads the Beacons with 17.8 points per game and 5.8 rebounds, while also posting 1.4 assists.
• Kobe King is averaging 16.8 points, 1.6 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game.
• Nick Edwards leads the Beacons at 4.7 assists per contest, while also averaging 3.8 rebounds and 7.6 points.
• Quinton Green puts up 10.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game, shooting 37.2% from the field and 32.3% from beyond the arc with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game.
• Jerome Palm puts up 2.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game, shooting 43.9% from the floor.

• Jace Carter paces the Flames in scoring (15.3 points per game), and averages 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He also puts up 1.7 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• Toby Okani is No. 1 on the Flames in rebounding (7.1 per game), and puts up 12.2 points and 1.9 assists. He also puts up 1 steal and 1.2 blocked shots.
• Trevante Anderson is the Flames’ top assist man (3.6 per game), and he contributes 11.2 points and 3.1 rebounds.
• Christian Jones is averaging 6.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, making 35.2% of his shots from the floor.
• The Flames get 7.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1 assists per game from Filip Skobalj.