#793/794 ASA PLAY ON Over 149.5 Points – Illinois Chicago vs Valparaiso, Thursday at 9:30 PM ET - These 2 just played to close out the regular season on Sunday and hit 150 total points with UIC winning 77-73. That game had 75 possessions, which was to be expected with these teams ranking 3rd and 4th in Horizon League tempo. They got to 150 points despite the offensive efficiency numbers being quite low with UIC averaging 1.01 PPP (they average 1.08) and Valpo put up just 0.96 (they average 1.07). That was their 2nd meeting of the season with the first one hitting 155 total points (with UIC winning 81-74). In the 2 meetings they shot just 43% (108 of 250) overall and 33% from beyond the arc (27 of 81) so nothing great. In fact those numbers are below both team’s season average and both meetings still pushed into the 150’s. Defensively both teams rank outside the top 200 in efficiency, eFG% allowed, and 3 point FG% allowed. If these teams step it up on offense and just hit their averages, this should get well into the 150’s or higher.