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Evansville vs Valparaiso

Sat Jan 28 7:00PM
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Final
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EVANS284169139
VALPO433881-9.5

Evansville vs Valparaiso Basketball Predictions & Best Bets

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Evansville is on the road playing Valparaiso at the Athletics-Recreation Center stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Valparaiso -9 was the opening favorite and current line is Valparaiso -9.5.

Statistics for Valparaiso

A three-game winning streak for Valparaiso ended with its last loss. When the Beacons host Evansville (4-18, 0-11) on Saturday, they are likely to get back on track. With a 76-69 victory over Evansville, the Beacons began a recent winning streak. Before their win over Evansville, Valparaiso had lost five consecutive games. As a team, Valparaiso is led by Ben Krikke, who scores 17.6 points and six rebounds per game. Currently, Kobe King is scoring 16.9 points per game. The average number of points Quinton Green scores per game is 11. Among starters, Krikke is shooting 53 percent and is the only one over 50 percent. Averaging 34 percent from three-point range, Green has made 52 three-pointers. From behind the arc, the Beacons shoot 30 percent, while overall they shoot 43 percent. Three-pointers account for 137 of their points.

 Evansville Statistics

Despite Evansville's nine-game losing streak, four of those losses were by less than 10 points. A five-game losing skid was also experienced by the Purple Aces early in the season. Evansville averages 62 points per game, 10.3 assists per game, and 32.2 rebounds per game. Against the Aces, 75 points are given up per game. In addition to being on the negative side of the scoring margin, Valparaiso is giving up 72.3 points per game. This is averaging 68.5. Evansville's Kenny Strawbridge leads the team with 15.1 points per game. Yacine Toumi and Marvin Coleman both average 10 points per game. Among the starters, only one shoots better than 40 percent. As a team, the team is shooting 39 percent and 32 percent from beyond the arc. With 136 three-pointers, the Purple Aces are fairly evenly distributed.

This game is being played at home by the Beacons. It's important to note that the Beacons are playing a Purple Aces team that has struggled recently and those struggles will definitely have an impact on this game here as the Valparaiso team is able to bring home the win. 67-60 is the final score prediction for Valparaiso Beacons.

Evansville Highlights

With a power ranking of 356, Evansville is ranked #354 in offense (scoring an average of 61.86 per game), #321 in defense (allowing an average of 75.29 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-18 (8-14 ATS) this season.

Valparaiso Highlights

Valparaiso Crusaders has a power ranking of 204 and are #257 for offense (scoring an average of 68.57 per game), #263 for defense (giving up an average of 75.29 points per game) and 9-13 (8-13 ATS) overall. Evansville went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Valparaiso.

Curated Picks & Predictions

  • From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be EVANS 78.5, VALPO 59.5.
  • 54% of SportsJaw predicts Valparaiso Crusaders to cover.
  • OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.
  • 66% picked Valparaiso Crusaders on Covers.com
  • Our ScoreCaster predicts Aces 53 to Beacons 79.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Aces 53 to Beacons 79.

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Current Odds[ - ]

 
EVANS
VALPO
Open
Side
+9.5
-9.5
-9
Moneyline
+370
-480
-405
Total
Over 139
Under 139
135.5

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Evansville Aces
HIGHLIGHTS
Valparaiso Crusaders
354th
OFFENSE
257th
351st
FG %
211th
267th
3 PT %
319th
306th
Rebounds
265th
321st
DEFENSE
263rd
344th
FG %
255th
347th
3 PT %
163rd
321st
Rebounds
250th

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Evansville AcesEvansville

vs BELML 64-73
39.68FG %
54.55FT %
83 PT %
vs DRAKEL 61-97
41.67FG %
30FT %
83 PT %
vs SIUL 70-78
47.37FG %
46.67FT %
93 PT %
vs VALPOL 69-76
46.81FG %
50FT %
73 PT %
vs BRADL 46-91
34.78FG %
76.92FT %
43 PT %
vs ILSTL 61-69
37.5FG %
62.07FT %
73 PT %
vs MOSTL 62-85
48.94FG %
55.56FT %
63 PT %
vs MURRAYL 61-78
39.22FG %
72.73FT %
53 PT %
vs INSTL 63-91
38.1FG %
60FT %
33 PT %
vs BELLRW 73-61
43.64FG %
71.43FT %
103 PT %

Valparaiso CrusadersValparaiso

vs NIOWAL 66-77
37.88FG %
66.67FT %
83 PT %
vs ILSTW 71-51
57.45FG %
57.14FT %
93 PT %
vs UICW 76-66
43.14FG %
85.19FT %
93 PT %
vs EVANSW 76-69
49.09FG %
72.73FT %
63 PT %
vs BELML 59-74
42.31FG %
61.11FT %
43 PT %
vs BRADL 66-88
45.65FG %
69.23FT %
63 PT %
vs NIOWAL 67-69
44.64FG %
64.29FT %
83 PT %
vs INSTL 50-68
29.51FG %
73.33FT %
33 PT %
vs DRAKEL 63-68
38.98FG %
75FT %
53 PT %
vs STONEW 77-67
50FG %
52.94FT %
103 PT %

Injuries[ - ]

Evansville AcesEvansville

  • FSekou Kalle (Is "?" Saturday vs Valparaiso, Shoulder)

Valparaiso CrusadersValparaiso

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

Evansville vs Valparaiso prediction and stats

The Beacons have a slightly better offense and the Beacons have a slightly better defense. The Beacons won more games straight up and against the spread over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Aces 59 to Beacons 78.

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Evansville Injuries

  • F Sekou Kalle Is "?" Saturday vs Valparaiso, Shoulder

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After crunching 8 relative data points, our relative predictions model has a 63% confidence Crusaders will cover the spread - view the Evansville vs Valparaiso infographic for details on this prediction.

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