Authored by NCAA Basketball Against The Spread Expert Analyst Charlie McDougall and produced by Charliessports.com for their 2014 Basketball game on Thursday Night December 11, 2014 at 8:00 pm EST on the ESPN.com Network.
The (5-2) Central Florida Knights of the American Athletic Conference will make the trip from the middle of the Sunshine State to the largest City in the land of Lincoln to take on the (2-7) Illinois-Chicago Flames of the Horizon League in 2014 College Basketball action. The team will play at UIC Pavilion on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. This Sports Handicapper believes Central Florida record is deceiving; they will finish at the bottom of their conference again this season. Illinois Chicago is in the same predicament as Thursday’s opponent. The betting line has Central Florida as a 1-point road underdog Against The Spread, and the betting odds total is not available for Thursday Night’s game.
The 2014-15 Central Florida Knights Basketball program is not where there bowl bound Football is, and the Knights lost their three top scorers from last years team. Central Florida most productive player is Senior Kasey Wilson, who averaged below double-digits in scoring last year. The over is 6-2 the Knights last eight on the road and the under is 5-2-1 their last eight out of conference. Central Florida is 0-3 Against The Point Spread on NCAA Basketball Handicappers Expert Predictions this season. UCF has a lot of potential in the paint, but it has not been developed, Coach Donnie Jones must let his backcourt players dictate the flow this season. The key to a UCF win vs. Illinois-Chicago is to make open shots and play a solid zone defense to protect their big men.
The 2014-15 Illinois-Chicago Flames will try to best their 2013-14 record of 6-25, they are off to a rough start. The Flames have lost three in a row and have not had a winning season in six years. UIC parted ways with Jimmy Collins a few years ago, and he was an awesome recruiter, but it was hard to bring talent to the West Side of Chicago. Illinois-Chicago is 5-16 their last twenty-one games played at home. The Flames did beat DePaul this season and were 1-6 Against The Point Spread. The key to a UIC win is for Senior guard Marc Brown to dictate the flow of the game.Charliessports.comFree Pick: Central Florida+1.
The (5-2) Central Florida Knights of the American Athletic Conference will make the trip from the middle of the Sunshine State to the largest City in the land of Lincoln to take on the (2-7) Illinois-Chicago Flames of the Horizon League in 2014 College Basketball action. The team will play at UIC Pavilion on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. This Sports Handicapper believes Central Florida record is deceiving; they will finish at the bottom of their conference again this season. Illinois Chicago is in the same predicament as Thursday’s opponent. The betting line has Central Florida as a 1-point road underdog Against The Spread, and the betting odds total is not available for Thursday Night’s game.
The 2014-15 Central Florida Knights Basketball program is not where there bowl bound Football is, and the Knights lost their three top scorers from last years team. Central Florida most productive player is Senior Kasey Wilson, who averaged below double-digits in scoring last year. The over is 6-2 the Knights last eight on the road and the under is 5-2-1 their last eight out of conference. Central Florida is 0-3 Against The Point Spread on NCAA Basketball Handicappers Expert Predictions this season. UCF has a lot of potential in the paint, but it has not been developed, Coach Donnie Jones must let his backcourt players dictate the flow this season. The key to a UCF win vs. Illinois-Chicago is to make open shots and play a solid zone defense to protect their big men.
The 2014-15 Illinois-Chicago Flames will try to best their 2013-14 record of 6-25, they are off to a rough start. The Flames have lost three in a row and have not had a winning season in six years. UIC parted ways with Jimmy Collins a few years ago, and he was an awesome recruiter, but it was hard to bring talent to the West Side of Chicago. Illinois-Chicago is 5-16 their last twenty-one games played at home. The Flames did beat DePaul this season and were 1-6 Against The Point Spread. The key to a UIC win is for Senior guard Marc Brown to dictate the flow of the game.Charliessports.comFree Pick: Central Florida+1.
