Drake vs. UIC betting: College basketball preview for February 19

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The Drake Bulldogs (23-3, 13-3 MVC) are at home in MVC action against the UIC Flames (16-11, 8-8 MVC) on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET. The Bulldogs are double-digit favorites by 10.5 points in the game. The matchup’s point total is 133.5.

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Drake Cover -10.5 vs UIC -108

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Drake vs. UIC betting lines

  • Drake moneyline odds to win: -599
  • UIC moneyline odds to win: +434
  • Spread: Drake (-10.5)
  • Total: 133.5

Drake statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Drake has performed worse at home, covering four times in 12 home games, and five times in eight road games.
  • The Bulldogs have exceeded the over/under in three of 12 home games (25%). They’ve fared better in road games, eclipsing the total in four of eight matchups (50%).
  • Drake has performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 10-2, compared to going 6-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs have been racking up 71.1 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little lower than the 71.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Drake’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (62.9) is 3.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (59.3).
  • The Bulldogs are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 7.5 threes per game and shooting 44.1% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 6.8 makes and 37.0% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Drake betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-11-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 1-6-0 (As Favorite: 8-11-0; As Underdog: 5-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-14-0 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-3 (Home: 10-2; Away: 6-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (ninth in nation) 44.9 (246th) 28.1 (342nd) 21.2 (first) 13.5 (192nd) 10.0 (60th)

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UIC statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UIC has been better against the spread on the road (9-2-0) than at home (5-6-0) this year.
  • In terms of the over/under, Flames games have gone over 63.6% of the time this year, both at home (seven of 11) and on the road (seven of 11).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Flames have won a lower percentage of games at home (2-2) than away (5-4).

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Flames are scoring 77.9 points per game, 1.0 fewer point than their season average (78.9).
  • While UIC is allowing 74.0 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 76.2 points per contest.
  • In their previous 10 games, the Flames are sinking 7.9 threes per game, 0.5 fewer threes than their season average (8.4). They also sport a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (34.8%) compared to their season average (35.6%).

UIC betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-10-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 9-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 11-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-9-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 7-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 3-3; Away: 2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 8-8 (Home: 2-2; Away: 5-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (86th in nation) 44.4 (218th) 32.9 (131st) 30.7 (148th) 16.2 (41st) 11.6 (218th)
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