Evansville Purple Aces vs UIC Flames Prediction, 1/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs UIC Flames

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Location: Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The UIC Flames (9-10) are welcoming the Evansville Purple Aces (5-14) at Credit Union 1 Arena on Tuesday.

The Evansville Purple Aces took the court against Bradley and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 94-90 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Purple Aces left the arena with 20 while Bradley recorded 23 personal fouls. They also buried 6 of their 22 shots from downtown. Bradley shot 76.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 26 tries. Moreover, Bradley pulled down 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Bradley dished out 16 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In terms of defense, Evansville let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 34 out of 68 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Purple Aces knocked down 23 of 31 attempts for a percentage of 74.2%. Evansville walked away from the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (28 of 55) and buried 11 out of their 24 3-point shots.

Leif Moeller is someone who came through for this game. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished 47.1% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Evansville heads into this one with a mark of 5-14 this year. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a team are committing 16.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Evansville is pulling in 33.6 boards per contest and has tallied 257 dimes for the campaign, which is 214th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Purple Aces are shooting 31.5% from downtown (135 of 429) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.2 points per outing (333rd in the nation) while hitting 42.7% from the field.

On defense, the Purple Aces are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 222nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 255 surrendered so far this season. The Purple Aces defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (487 of 1,104) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 35.0% on 3-pointers while they are 185th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (73.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UIC Flames got the victory with a final of 74-67 when they faced Drake. The Flames were able to corral 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 36 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 4 steals in this game. Drake had 26 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Flames to the free throw line for 38 shots. They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, UIC converted 10 of their 25 attempts (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Flames ended up shooting 20 out of 51 from the floor which had them shooting 39.2%. The Flames allowed Drake to make 24 out of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7% for the game. They finished the game shooting 28.1% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 32 and ended up going 10 of 18 at the charity stripe (55.6%). In the matter of team rebounding, UIC permitted Drake to collect 26 in total (5 offensive).

Andy Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Flames in this game. He scored 21 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 5 of 8 for the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

UIC has a win-loss record of 9-10 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Flames are shooting 44.2% from the field, which ranks them 249th in college hoops. UIC has accounted for 1,423 points on the campaign (74.9 per game) and they pull in 36.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (201st in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. The Flames are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls every game and they go 74.2% from the free throw line.

The UIC defense concedes 31.8% on 3-point shots (152 of 478) and their opposition knocks down 75.6% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.7 assists and 33.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is 317th and 140th in D-1. The Flames on the defensive side of the court are 108th in college in PPG allowed with 71.0. They are able to force 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (98th in college).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UIC

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