Illinois-Chicago vs La Salle Picks and Prediction – 11/22/2024

UIC is set to take on La Salle in another game in the Boardwalk Battle. The game is taking place at the Ocean CEnter at 11:00 AM EST on Friday. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Flames head to this game here after getting handed a loss at the hands of James Madison. The game was a high scoring affair, but the Flames ended up on the short end of the stick with a final score of 99-71. Now, the Flames are heading in the loser bracket.

UIC is coming in with an explosive offense that is putting in 93.3 points per game on 52.9% shooting. The Flames defense has allowed only 66 points per game while getting 2 blocks and 10 steals per game. The rebounding for UIC is coming in with 41.5 boards per game, but have managed to get 22.8 assists per game.

La Salle for their part heads here after losing in their last game as well. The loss for the Explorers came against the UC San Diego team. The good news for the Explorers is the game was a little bit closer with a final score of 72-67.

The Explorers are heading to this game here with a total of 77.5 points per game while shooting at a dismal 44.8% on the year. The La Salle team has allowed only 64.3 points per game, but picked up 3 blocks and 7 steals per game. The Explorers have ended up getting 41.8 boards per game, but have not passed the ball that well with 12.3 assists per game.

The Flames are coming in after losing in their last game in a high scoring affair. However, the Flames did have a great offensive showing and compared to the Explorers it looked quite a bit better and that is going to make the difference in this game here as the Flames are able to bring home a win in this game here. Final Score Prediction, UIC Flames win 84-70.