Oakland vs. Illinois Chicago

Oakland has played a brutal schedule that finally gets lighter. This team won 14 games last year and is 10-4 ATS on the road against teams with a winning home record, including 9-4 ATS away versus opponents with a home winning percentage of better than .600. They're also 73-47 ATS against teams who average 6 or fewer steals per game, 29-15 ATS when playing with five or six days of rest. Illinois Chicago was one game over .500 last season and has scored 66 points in three straight games. They are riding a two-game skid, losing at Ball State and at home to Loyola allowing 51.9% shooting, including 50% from long range. The road team has covered five of the last six meetings and this shapes up as a close one, so grab the dog. Back Oakland.