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Belmont visits UIC after Rivera's 27-point game
Sun, Feb 18, 2024
NCAAB News (AP)
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Belmont Bruins (15-11, 8-7 MVC) at UIC Flames (10-16, 3-12 MVC)
Chicago; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -3.5; over/under is 153.5
BOTTOM LINE: UIC faces the Belmont Bruins after Isaiah Rivera scored 27 points in UIC's 85-73 loss to the Bradley Braves.
The Flames are 5-7 in home games. UIC averages 12.3 turnovers per game and is 3-7 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Bruins are 8-7 against MVC opponents. Belmont is third in the MVC scoring 77.7 points per game and is shooting 47.7%.
UIC is shooting 45.0% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 45.8% Belmont allows to opponents. Belmont scores 9.0 more points per game (77.7) than UIC gives up (68.7).
TOP PERFORMERS: Toby Okani is averaging 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and two blocks for the Flames. Rivera is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UIC.
Cade Tyson is shooting 44.0% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bruins, while averaging 16.6 points and 5.7 rebounds. Malik Dia is shooting 43.0% and averaging 16.6 points over the past 10 games for Belmont.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 2-8, averaging 67.8 points, 30.5 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.4 points per game.
Bruins: 4-6, averaging 74.8 points, 32.1 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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