#661/662 ASA FREE PLAY ON Over 143 Points – Illinois Chicago vs UW Milwaukee, Tuesday at 8 PM ET - These 2 teams just met on Saturday @ UIC with the Flames winning 71-58. The total in that game was set at 143, same as tonight, yet didn’t adjust at all despite the them scoring only 129 combined points. The offensive display in that game was very poor and it’s amazing they even got to 129 points with the numbers we’re about to talk about. Both teams shot below 40% and combined to make only 45 of their 125 shot attempts – just 36%. They combined to attempt 52 three point shots and made only 14 – just 27%. In their first meeting this season the 2 teams combined to make 47% of their shots and totaled 158 points in that game. UIC is the fastest paced team in the Horizon League. They also rank last in the league allowing 75 PPG (conference games) and 11th in the Horizon allowing opponents to shoot 47%. Milwaukee has much better defensive numbers however their weakest part of their defense is defending the 3 which is where UIC gets a lot of their points (37.5% which is 47th nationally). Neither team is adept at creating turnovers (11th and 12th in the league) so we don’t expect many wasted possessions. UWM has faced the 4 fastest paced teams in the conference (UIC, Cleveland St, IPFW, and Oakland) a total of 8 times and they’ve averaged 148 total points in those games. The line of UIC -2.5 anticipates a close game here which could lead to FT’s late as neither team will give up on their season here if behind down the stretch. Take the Over here.