Belmont vs. UIC betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The UIC Flames (4-5, 0-0 MVC) are heavy underdogs (+14.5) as they try to break a three-game road losing streak when they square off against the Belmont Bruins (9-1, 0-0 MVC) on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Curb Event Center Arena. The game airs at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is 154.5.

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Belmont Cover -14.5 vs UIC -108

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Belmont vs. UIC betting lines

  • Belmont moneyline odds to win: -1389
  • UIC moneyline odds to win: +799
  • Spread: Belmont (-14.5)
  • Total: 154.5

Belmont statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Belmont owned a worse record against the spread at home (5-9-1) than it did in road games (8-5-0) last season.
  • When it came to point totals, the Bruins hit the over more consistently in home games last year, as they went over the total 11 times in 15 opportunities (73.3%). In away games, they hit the over seven times in 13 opportunities (53.8%).
  • Belmont fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, posting a home record of 10-3, compared to going 4-1 on the road.

Last season stats

  • The Bruins were 51st in college basketball in points scored (79.3 per game) and 306th in points allowed (76.6) last year.
  • With 31.8 rebounds per game and 33.0 rebounds allowed, Belmont was 184th and 290th in the country, respectively, last season.
  • At 17.2 assists per game, the Bruins were 10th-best in the country last season.

Belmont betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 3-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 14.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 0-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-6-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.5 (18th in nation) 35.8 (fifth) 37.0 (49th) 31.0 (180th) 18.9 (21st) 13.3 (291st)

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UIC statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, UIC had a lower winning percentage at home (.385, 5-8-0 record) than on the road (.692, 9-4-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Flames games went over more frequently at home (eight of 13, 61.5%) than on the road (seven of 13, 53.8%) last season.
  • The Flames, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-2) than on the road (5-6) last year.

Last season stats

  • With 76.5 points per game on offense, the Flames ranked 104th in college basketball last season. At the other end, they surrendered 73.8 points per contest, which ranked 234th in college basketball.
  • UIC pulled down 32.7 rebounds per game (142nd-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 31.1 rebounds per contest (172nd-ranked).
  • The Flames delivered 15.8 assists per game, which ranked them 46th in the nation.

UIC betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-3-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (228th in nation) 42.3 (129th) 32.6 (218th) 30.6 (160th) 13.7 (229th) 13.3 (291st)
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