Missouri State vs Valparaiso 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Valparaiso Beacons (11-13) vs. Missouri State Bears (18-8)
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Missouri State Bears -12 / Valparaiso Beacons +12; Over/Under: -160.5
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The Valparaiso Beacons and the Missouri State Bears meet in college basketball action from the JQH Arena on Saturday afternoon.
The Valparaiso Crusaders will look to bounce back after a 78-75 OT loss to Illinois State last time out. Kobe King’s tallied 14.9 PPG in 15 games while Ben Krikke has 14.4 PPG in 21 games for the Beacons this season. Sheldon Edwards has 11.1 PPG. Kevion Taylor has 12.4 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Valparaiso so far this year while Thomas Kithier has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG and Trevor Anderson’s got 9.7 PPG and 2.4 APG. As a team, Valparaiso is averaging 71.8 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three and 74.1% from the foul line while allowing 70.9 PPG on 45% shooting from the field and 35.9% from three this season.
The Missouri State Bears will try to build on a 65-62 win over Drake last time out. Isiaih Mosley leads the Bears in scoring with 20.4 PPG along with 5.8 RPG while Gaige Prim has 15 PPG and a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass. Jaylen Minnett has 8.6 PPG and Ja’Monta Black has 9.4 PPG up to this point in the season. As a team, Missouri State is averaging 77 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 37.8% from three and 78.9% from the foul line while allowing 66.9 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field and 32.4% from three this season.
Valparaiso is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 7 road games. Missouri State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 37-15-1 ATS in their last 53 games following a win while the over is 38-16-1 in their last 55 Saturday games.
I get the case to be made for an underdog in certain spots, but the issue here is that Missouri State’s been arguably one of the top two teams in the MVC this season. Valparaiso’s been competitive in spots but the Beacons just don’t have the horses and bodies to matchup well with Missouri State here. Give me the Bears laying the points at home in this one.
