Valparaiso Crusaders vs Missouri State Bears 03/05/2021 Basketball Betting, Previews & Picks

Valparaiso Brown and Gold vs Missouri State Bears 03/05/2021

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Valparaiso Crusaders	+8 (-107)	134 o (-107)	+280
Missouri State Bears	-8 (-107)	134 u (-107)	-360

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Valparaiso Crusaders

The Crusaders are holding a 7-11 conference record and are 10-17 with their overall play. In their last game, the Crusaders were able to get past Indiana State with a final score of 70-58. Jacob Ognacevic took the lead for the Crusaders with 19 points against Indiana. The leader in scoring is Ben Krikke with an average of close to 13 points per game. From the rebounding department, Donovan Clay is the leader with close to six boards. When it comes to assists, Daniel Sackey has taken the lead with 3.5 assists per game.

Players to watch: B. Krikke F (GP 27 MIN 28.2 PTS 12.3 REB 4.2 AST 1 STL 0.6 BLK 0.8 TO 1.2 FG% 52.3 FT% 79.1),D. Clay G (GP 27 MIN 32.3 PTS 10.1 REB 5.5 AST 2.2 STL 0.8 BLK 1.3 TO 2.4 FG% 39.8 FT% 68.1), N. Robinson G (GP 8 MIN 24.5 PTS 9.1 REB 3.6 AST 2 STL 1.5 BLK 0.5 TO 1.8 FG% 48 FT% 81.8).

Missouri State Bears

Missouri State Bears are battling at the top three spots as they continue to trail Drake. The Bears are holding a 12-6 conference record and are 16-6 with their overall play. In their last game, the Bears lost against Evansville with a final score of 72-63. Isaiah Mosley is the leading scorer with an average of 20 points per game. From the rebounding department, Gaige Prim has taken the lead with nine boards. The assists leader is Demarcus Sharp with an average of 3.3 assists per game.

Players to watch: I. Mosley F (GP 22 MIN 33.7 PTS 20 REB 6.1 AST 3.3 STL 1.1 BLK 0.1 TO 3.5 FG% 51.2 FT% 84.7), G. Prim F (GP 22 MIN 29 PTS 16.8 REB 9 AST 3.2 STL 1.2 BLK 1.1 TO 2.5 FG% 62.9 FT% 73.5), J. Black G (GP 22 MIN 31.1 PTS 9.9 REB 3.1 AST 1.6 STL 0.5 BLK 0.1 TO 1.5 FG% 39.4 FT% 75).

Trends

Valparaiso Crusaders

The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Valparaiso’s last 9 games.
Valparaiso is 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.
Valparaiso is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games against Missouri State.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Valparaiso’s last 5 games this season.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Valparaiso’s last 9 games against an opponent in the Missouri Valley conference.

Missouri State Bears

Missouri State is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Missouri State’s last 10 games.
Missouri State is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Missouri State’s last 5 games against Valparaiso.
Missouri State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games this season.