Yale Bulldogs (1-0) at UIC Flames (1-0)

Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -6.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: UIC hosts Yale after Javon Jackson scored 21 points in UIC’s 91-43 victory against the Saint Francis (IL) Fighting Saints.

UIC went 12-21 overall with a 6-9 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Flames averaged 12.1 points off of turnovers, 7.8 second-chance points and 18.8 bench points last season.

Yale went 13-3 in Ivy League games and 9-6 on the road a season ago. The Bulldogs averaged 74.7 points per game while allowing opponents to score 67.5 last season.