Sports Book Betting: Butler Bulldogs at Illinois-Chicago Flames (1/19)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL — January 19
BUTLER at ILLINOIS-CHICAGO
(Line: Butler -6.5, Total 123.5) — Butler isn’t exactly running on empty, but it’s close. The team that finished second in the nation last year by making it to the championship game is currently in a third-place tie in the Horizon League, and although you could point to a few good moments, like the wins over Purdue, Stanford and Wisconsin-Milwaukee, this is not a team you want to lay a lot of points on the road with. Some of the things that Brad Stevens had been able to rely on have betrayed him here, including 31% treys and 56% from the line as the visitor. The Flames are no world-beaters, but they have been pretty tough in the Windy City, beating Evansville and Detroit and taking better conference teams like Wright State to the wire. Butler really doesn’t have one dependable outside shooter to point to right now.
SPORTS BOOK BETTING PLAY: ILLINOIS-CHICAGO +6.5 *
(All information is for news matter only; All games are graded on a scale of 1-4 stars. Lines are subject to change)
