Illinois-Chicago vs Jacksonville State Picks and Prediction – 12/9/2023

The UIC Flames visit Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama on Friday to play the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. UIC dropped to 5-3 overall and 0-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play following its 69-64 loss to Illinois State last Thursday in the opening game of the conference schedule for the Flames. UIC has lost two straight after enjoying a five game winning streak. Make sure you stay up to date with College Basketball with our College Basketball picks.

Isaiah Rivera is leading UIC in scoring with an average of 16.0 points per game, while Toby Okani is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. CJ Jones is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 per game. UIC is scoring an average of 74.4 points per game.

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks look to bounce back from a loss with a victory at home on Friday when hosting UIC. Jacksonville State dropped to 4-5 following its 61-59 loss to East Tennessee State on Sunday. The leading scorer for Jacksonville State was KyKy Tandy with 17 points. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Gamecocks.

KyKy Tandy is the leading scorer for Jacksonville State with an average of 18.3 points per game, while Quincy Clark is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 11.1 points and 3.7 assists per game. Juwan Perdue is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.9 per game. Jacksonville State is scoring an average of 69.4 points per game.