#807/808 ASA FREE PLAY ON Over 147 Points- Illinois Chicago vs IPFW, Thursday at 7 PM ET - Two of the three fastest paced teams in the Horizon League facing off here so there should be plenty of possessions to put points on the board. IPFW’s offense is humming right now. They closed out the regular season with 4 straight road games and the Mastadons averaged 79 PPG during that stretch. All 4 of those final opponents have better defenses (efficiency) than this Illinois Chicago team who ranks 303rd nationally in defensive efficiency. The Flames rank below 300 in both FG% defense and 3 point % defense. They are the worst team in the Horizon defending the arc and IPFW is the top 3 point shooting team in the conference. IPFW will put points on the board here. Can UIC keep up? We think so. Their offense is playing well right now scoring at least 79 points in 4 of their last 5 games. They are averaging 73 PPG in conference play and rank dead last defensively allowing 75 PPG. IPFW’s defensive efficiency numbers are solid in league play but we think they are a bit overrated on that end of the court. For the season they rank 306th nationally in eFG% defense. They have allowed 70 or more points in 4 of their last 5 games. When these teams had their only meeting this year, IPFW won 73-66 (139 total points). However, both teams underperformed offensively with IPFW scoring 1.00 PPP (they average 1.06 PPP in conference play) and UIC put up only 0.90 PPP (they average 1.04 PPP in league play). Over is the play.