Alabama-Birmingham vs Illinois State Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The UAB Blazers are going to face the Illinois State team in the Paradise Jame. The game is taking place at 3:00 PM EST at the UVI Sports & Fitness Center and is being aired on ESPN+. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The UAB Blazers are coming to the game here after getting a loss handed to them in their last game. The loss for the Blazers came against Longwood with a final score of 89-81. Now, the Blazers are going to battle the Illinois State team.

In the losing effort the Blazers ended up getting 47.8% of the shots to fall from the field, 17.6% to fall from the three point line and only 70% from the free throw line. The UAB team ended up getting 16 offensive boards and 22 defensive boards in the game, but did get 4 steals and 3 blocks. 

Illinois State heads to this game here after losing in their last game. The loss was in the Paradise Jam and was against McNeese State. The game had a final score of 76-68 on the day. 

In the game the Redbirds ended up shooting at a clip of 44% from the field, 42.3% from the three point line, and 61.9% from the charity stripe. The Redbirds ended up with only 6 offensive and 23 defensive boards in the game. The Illinois State team did get 3 steals and 3 blocks in the game.

This is a game that should be interesting in the fact that the Blazers had a horrible shooting day in their loss from behind the arc. That could make a difference in the game here, but we think that the Blazers are going to shoot better in this game here compared to what they were doing before and that makes it easier for the Blazers to secure the win. Final Score Prediction, UAB Blazers win 78-68.