UIC Flames vs Bradley Braves Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UIC Flames vs Bradley Braves

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Carver Arena in Peoria, IL

TV: ESPN+

The UIC Flames (10-10) are hitting the road to Carver Arena on Saturday where they will play the Bradley Braves (14-7).

The UIC Flames faced off with Evansville and took home the win by a score of 76-49 in their last game. UIC finished the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (30 out of 60) and converted 4 of their 15 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Flames made 12 of their 20 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and earning 15 steals. Regarding the defense, UIC allowed the other team to go 30.2% from the field on 16 out of 53 shooting. Evansville earned 12 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Evansville grabbed 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Evansville finished 83.3% at the free throw line by converting 10 of 12 attempts. They also converted 7 out of their 32 tries from downtown. When talking about fouls, the Flames ended up walking away with 12 and Evansville totaled 17 fouls.

Elijah Crawford is a player who was a major contributor in this contest. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the field and earned 7 assists. He was on the court for 23 mins but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He racked up 16 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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UIC heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-10 so far this season. They currently have an average of 75.0 pts per game (229th in D-1) while connecting on 44.5% from the field. The Flames are shooting 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (119 of 387) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, UIC is collecting 36.6 rebounds per contest and has totaled 287 assists for the year, which is 156th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a team they commit 17.4 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Flames are able to force 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 fouls. They surrender 31.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 90th in college in points per game from their opponents (69.9). The Flames are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (472 of 1,137) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 319th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 311 surrendered this year.

When they last played, the Bradley Braves got the win with a final of 75-68 when they faced Indiana State. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Bradley allowed Indiana State to pull down 33 in all (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 31.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Braves permitted Indiana State to bury 27 out of 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9% in the matchup. Overall, the Braves ended up going 22 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.9%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Bradley made 5 of 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to bury 26 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.9%. Indiana State committed 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Braves to the charity stripe for 31 tries. They also turned the ball over 2 times, while recording 14 steals for this game. The Braves were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 34 in the matchup.

Jaquan Johnson pitched in for the Braves in this contest. He earned 18 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 4 of 7 for the game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 1 rebound.

Bradley has a mark of 14-7 on the year. The Braves are committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per contest (286th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.4 times per game. Bradley has totaled 1,639 points for the campaign (78.0 per contest) and they pull down 35.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Braves are connecting on 43.2% from the floor, which is ranked 288th in the nation.

The Braves are ranked 156th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 72.7. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (243rd in D-1). The Bradley defense allows 36.2% on shots from distance (178 of 492) and opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their foul shots. They concede 13.2 dimes and 36.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 174th and 305th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UIC

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