Missouri State vs Evansville 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Evansville Aces (5-14) vs. Missouri State Bears (15-7)
January 29, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Missouri State Bears -16.5 / Evansville Aces +16.5; Over/Under: -129.5
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The Evansville Aces and the Missouri State Bears meet in college basketball action from the JQH Arena on Saturday night.
The Evansville Aces will look to bounce back from a 64-59 loss to Northern Iowa last time out. Shamar Givance leads the Aces in scoring and assists with 13.8 PPG and 3.6 APG while Jawaun Newton has 13.5 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Aces on the glass and to make up the other half of the pair of double-digit scorers for Evansville up to this point in the season. As a team, Evansville is averaging 59.3 PPG on 39.6% shooting from the field, 32.1% from three and 70.4% from the foul line while allowing 68.4 PPG on 48.9% shooting from the field and 40.6% from three this season.
The Missouri State Bears will try to rebound after a 78-72 loss to Indiana State last time out. Isiaih Mosley leads the Bears in scoring with 21.3 PPG along with 5.7 RPG while Gaige Prim has 13.8 PPG and a team-high 8 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass. Jaylen Minnett has 9.3 PPG and Ja’Monta Black has 10.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Missouri State up to this point in the season. As a team, Missouri State is averaging 78.8 PPG on 48.8% shooting from the field, 39.2% from three and 79.5% from the foul line while allowing 67.9 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 33.5% from three this season.
Evansville is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog while the over is 11-5 in their last 16 games as a road underdog. Missouri State is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite and 17-6-1 ATS in their last 24 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall.
I get the case to be made for the points in certain spots but Evansville has been so bad on the road this season. Missouri State isn’t blowing people away offensively, but they’re the far better team in this spot and I think laying the points with the Bears has to be the play even if it’s an anti-Evansville play more than anything.
