Wright State Raiders at Illinois-Chicago Flames Free Pick – Betting Odds

By Keith F

Date: 25/02/2018 6:00 pm

Location: Chicago

TV: Live Stream

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Illinois-Chicago -1.5

Total: 139

The Illinois-Chicago Flames will lock horns with the Wright State Raiders in a Horizon League conference clash. The contest will take place on Sunday, February 25th, 2018 with a scheduled tip-off time of 6:00 PM ET. The game will be available on live stream. Presently, Wright State owns a four-game winning streak over Illinois-Chicago in this series. In December, the Raiders hosted the Flames and dispatched them with a 65-61 win.

Both teams enter on two days’ rest and losses to constituents within their respective conference. For Illinois-Chicago, the Flames were defeated at home by Northern Kentucky as a four-point pooch when beaten 79-72. As for Wright State, the Raiders have been overvalued on the betting boards as of late. They have failed to cover in their last contests as a favorite and enter off a loss against Indiana-Purdue on the road.

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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records

Wright State Raiders, 21-9 SU, 14-13-1 ATS
Illinois-Chicago Flames, 17-13 SU, 14-12 ATS

Wright State at Illinois Chicago NCAAB Key Betting Trends

Wright State is 7-7 SU on the road this season.
Illinois-Chicago is 10-6 at home this season.
Illinois-Chicago is 11-4 ATS in the previous fifteen contests overall.
Underdog is 7-2 ATS in the last nine meetings between both parties.

Public Money

From the get-go, it has been all Illinois-Chicago from a betting perspective according to line movements. Overall, the market has moved upward by half of a point to reflect the massive steam-rolling in on the Flames. 88% of the cash action and 56% of the ticket action is with Wright State on the point spread line. Moreover, 100% of the consensus also like the Flames in this market. In Over/Under wagering markets, the figure has remained idle reflecting a lack of early action on the Under or Over. On the Money Line, the Flames come in as a -125 favorite while the Raiders sit as a +105 underdog.

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Wright State at Illinois-Chicago Prediction 02/25/2018

Buying low and selling high is a practice we champion. For Wright State, the Raiders stock has plummeted after failing to cover in their last two fixtures. Now, we can take advantage of this scenario by taking back a likely inflated number.

The Raiders own strengths in the defense, turnovers, and bench category. All three of these ingredients are essential for Wright State to be competitive in this contest. The low-hanging fruit here would suggest that the market is adapting to these circumstances and puts the Raiders in a position here to potentially pull off an upset. There is no reason to suggest that this cannot happen. Wright State owns the better conference record and has also navigated a far more difficult schedule overall compared to Illinois-Chicago. As a result, we will trade in the points and take The Raiders outright on the Money Line.

Free Pick: Take Wright State +105 (KF)