Butler vs. Illinois-Chicago Lines Preview

The Butler Bulldogs and the Illinois-Chicago Flames will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at UIC Pavilion. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Butler built up a 15 point lead and went on to defeat Loyola-Chicago 78-55 on Thursday. Butler covered the 6-point spread, and the 133 points went UNDER the posted total of 122. Matt Howard dropped 18 points with 11 rebounds in a double-double performance for Butler. Shelvin Mack had 20 points in the win. Current streak: Butler has won 7 straight games. Team records: Butler: 15-1 SU, 9-5 ATS Illinois-Chicago: 9-7 SU, 6-8 ATS Butler most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Wisc-Green Bay are 5-5 After playing Loyola of Chicago are 5-5 After a win are 9-1 Illinois-Chicago most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Valparaiso are 1-4 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Butler is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Butler is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road Butler is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road Butler is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Illinois-Chicago The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois-Chicago's last 6 games when playing Butler Illinois-Chicago is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home Illinois-Chicago is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Butler Illinois-Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Butler Next up: Butler home to Wisc-Green Bay, Thursday, January 22 Illinois-Chicago at Detroit, Thursday, January 22