Illinois Chicago at Cleveland State

Illinois-Chicago has won two in a row, both on the road, as dogs of +9.5 and +7. Jay Harris scored 25 points and hit four 3-pointers as Illinois-Chicago held off a second-half surge by Wright State to win 79-75 Thursday to tie the Raiders for seventh place in the Horizon League. There is plenty of motivation for this team as UIC is in pursuit of a first round Horizon League Tournament home game in which the Flames would need to finish with a No. 5 or 6 seed. In the last three games, Illinois-Chicago is shooting lights out from three-point range with a percentage of 58.6 (34-of-58). The Flames knocked down 11 threes against Oakland (Feb. 4th) and Wright State (Feb. 12th), and then a season-best 12 triples at Detroit (Feb. 8th). The Flames are on a 4-1 ATS run. Cleveland State is a big favorite, but the Vikings are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 home games. The first matchup was a close game, and Illinois-Chicago controlled the glass by a whopping 45-21 count. Play Illinois-Chicago.