Butler vs. Illinois-Chicago Lines Preview

The Butler Bulldogs and the Illinois-Chicago Flames will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at UIC Pavilion.
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Butler built up a 15 point lead and went on to defeat Loyola-Chicago 78-55 on Thursday. Butler covered the 6-point spread, and the 133 points went UNDER the posted total of 122.
Matt Howard dropped 18 points with 11 rebounds in a double-double performance for Butler. Shelvin Mack had 20 points in the win.
Current streak:
Butler has won 7 straight games.
Team records:
Butler: 15-1 SU, 9-5 ATS
Illinois-Chicago: 9-7 SU, 6-8 ATS
Butler most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Wisc-Green Bay are 5-5
After playing Loyola of Chicago are 5-5
After a win are 9-1

Illinois-Chicago most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Valparaiso are 1-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Butler is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Butler is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Butler is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Butler is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Illinois-Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois-Chicago’s last 6 games when playing Butler
Illinois-Chicago is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
Illinois-Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Butler
Illinois-Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Butler
Next up:
Butler home to Wisc-Green Bay, Thursday, January 22
Illinois-Chicago at Detroit, Thursday, January 22

 

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