UIC Flames vs UNI Panthers Prediction, 1/13/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UIC Flames vs UNI Panthers

Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Location: McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA

TV: ESPN+

McLeod Center is the site where the UNI Panthers (12-5) will play the UIC Flames (7-10) on Tuesday.

The UIC Flames played Illinois State and walked away with a win by a score of 63-59 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Flames ended up finishing with 19 while Illinois State racked up 16 fouls. They buried 8 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Illinois State finished the game at 77.3% from the free throw line by making 17 of their 22 tries. Moreover, Illinois State collected 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Illinois State recorded 15 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. With regard to defending, UIC allowed the other team to go 27.4% from the field on 17 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 9 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Flames made 10 of 11 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. UIC finished the game having earned a 41.0% field goal percentage (25 of 61) and converted 3 out of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Abdul Momoh is one player who came through for this game. He ended up going 77.8% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also grabbed 6 boards. He left the arena with 15 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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UIC comes into this game with a win-loss record of 7-10 on the season. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per contest (225th in college) while shooting 44.0% from the field. The Flames are shooting 30.6% on shots from beyond the arc (102 of 333) and 76.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UIC is pulling in 36.8 boards per game and has totaled 241 dimes on the campaign, which is 184th in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.8 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Flames are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 fouls. They concede 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 139th in college in points per game allowed (71.8). The Flames defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (410 of 969) and they concede 33.6 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 333rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 275 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UNI Panthers took a loss by a score of 75-69 when they played Bradley. The Panthers were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Bradley committed 14 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 61.1%. Concerning shots from downtown, UNI buried 8 of 25 tries (32.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Panthers finished shooting 25 out of 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 42.4%. The Panthers permitted Bradley to knock down 25 of 58 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 43.1% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 29.2% from distance by going 7 of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 28 from the free throw line (64.3%). With respect to team rebounding, UNI permitted Bradley to pull down 40 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Trey Campbell ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers in this matchup. He earned 18 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in this game. He buried 8 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

UNI has a record of 12-5 so far this season. As an offense, the Panthers are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which ranks them 143rd in college. UNI has tallied 1,183 points for the season (69.6 per game) and they pull down 33.1 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (99th in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.1 times per contest. The Panthers are responsible for committing 15.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 67.5% from the free throw line.

The UNI defense gives up 25.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (96 of 374) and opponents are knocking down 69.9% of their foul shots. They allow 11.2 assists and 35.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 41st and 225th in the nation. The Panthers defensively are ranked 1st in college hoops in points given up per game with 59.5. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (25th in Division 1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UIC

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