Belmont vs. UIC betting: College basketball preview for January 4

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The Belmont Bruins (9-5, 1-2 MVC) will look to stop a three-game winning streak when they host the UIC Flames (10-4, 2-1 MVC) on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Curb Event Center Arena as 6-point favorites. The matchup airs at 5:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under set at 159 points.

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Belmont Cover -6 vs UIC -109

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Belmont vs. UIC betting lines

  • Belmont moneyline odds to win: -260
  • UIC moneyline odds to win: +210
  • Spread: Belmont (-6)
  • Total: 159

Belmont statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Belmont has a worse record against the spread in home games (3-3-0) than it does on the road (3-2-0).
  • When playing at home, the Bruins eclipse the total 83.3% of the time (five of six games). They’ve hit the over in 60% of games on the road (three of five contests).
  • Belmont has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 4-1, compared to going 2-0 on the road.

Last season stats

  • With 77.9 points scored per game and 75.5 points allowed last season, the Bruins were 65th in college basketball offensively and 281st defensively.
  • On the glass, Belmont was 201st in the country in rebounds (31.7 per game) last year. It was 273rd in rebounds allowed (33.1 per game).
  • The Bruins were 50th in the nation in assists (15.3 per game) last year.

Belmont betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 5-3-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-4-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (89th in nation) 46.2 (313th) 32.6 (209th) 33.0 (275th) 17.7 (23rd) 10.9 (121st)

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UIC statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, UIC has a lower winning percentage at home (.600, 3-2-0 record) than away (1.000, 4-0-0).
  • Flames games have gone above the over/under more often at home (three times out of five) than away (two of four) this season.
  • The Flames’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .667 (2-1), and on the road it is .750 (3-1).

Last season stats

  • With 70.3 points per game on offense, the Flames were 275th in the country last season. On defense, they surrendered 71.5 points per contest, which ranked 161st in college basketball.
  • Last year UIC averaged 30.1 boards per game (300th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 33.0 rebounds per contest (270th-ranked).
  • The Flames put up 13.9 dimes per game, which ranked them 117th in the nation.

UIC betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 4-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6+: 4-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 7-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-4 (Home: 2-1; Away: 3-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (80th in nation) 43.8 (221st) 34.9 (80th) 29.4 (96th) 17.8 (21st) 12.8 (289th)
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