UIC vs Belmont Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/4/25

The UIC Flames and the Belmont Bruins meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Curb Event Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UIC vs. Belmont prediction.

UIC Recap

The UIC Flames will look to stay hot after pulling off the upset, taking down Drake last time out by a final score of 74-70 to improve to 9-4 on the year. After this game, UIC will head on the road again to take on Missouri State.

Flames Win 6th In A Row

Javon Jackson leads the Flames in scoring with 12.6 PPG along with 3.2 APG and 1.9 SPG while Sasa Ciani has 12.1 PPG with a team-high 9.4 RPG to lead the Flames on the glass so far this season. Jordan Mason has 10.3 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 3 APG while Ahmad Henderson II has 10.2 PPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UIC up to this point in the year as the Flames’ leading assist man. Filip Skobalj and Tyem Freeman each have 9.2 PPG as well on the year for the Flames. As a team, UIC is averaging 79.5 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 36.6% from three and 72.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the UIC Flames will win

• UIC has won each of its last six day games.
• Belmont has lost each of its last three games.

Belmont Recap

The Belmont Bruins come into this game looking to bounce back after a 76-70 loss at the hands of Northern Iowa last time out to fall to 9-5 on the year. After this game, Belmont will welcome Southern Illinois to town.

Bruins Lose 3rd Straight

Jonathan Pierre leads the Bruins in scoring and rebounding with 13.1 PPG and 7.1 RPG with 3.8 APG while Isaiah Walker has 11.4 PPG with 5.1 RPG and 2.7 APG. Tyler Lundblade has 11.5 PPG and Carter Whitt has 11.9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead Belmont in assists. Brody Peebles also has 10.3 PPG, rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Belmont so far this season. As a team, Belmont is averaging 80.4 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 37.4% from three and 70% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Belmont Bruins will win

• Belmont has won each of its last nine day games at Curb Event Center.
• UIC has lost each of its last 10 Saturday road games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

UIC vs. Belmont Prediction

I’m on UIC and the points here. The Flames are on fire, no pun intended, as they’ve won 6 in a row and while Belmont’s had the upper hand on UIC in some of their recent outings, going 4-0 in the 4 meetings since the start of last year, this feels like UIC’s best shot to get one over on Belmont as the Bruins are just in a funk right now. I’m sure getting back home will help a bit, but it wouldn’t surprise me if UIC found a way to compete here. Give me UIC and the points.