Samford vs Valparaiso 11/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Valparaiso Beacons (2-2) vs. Samford Bulldogs (5-0)
November 23, 2022 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Samford Bulldogs -9.5 / Valparaiso Beacons +9.5; Over/Under: +148.5
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The Valparaiso Beacons and the Samford Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Pete Hanna Center on Wednesday.
The Valparaiso Beacons will be out to build on their 68-64 win over Incarnate Word last time out. Ben Krikke leads the Beacons in scoring and rebounding with 23.8 PPG and 6 RPG while Kobe King has 16.8 PPG with 3 APG and Quinton Green has 14 PPG with 3.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Valparaiso so far this season. Darius DeAveiro also has a team-high 5 APG up to this point for the Beacons to lead Valpo in the assist department. As a team, Valparaiso is averaging 73.3 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 29.9% from three and 75% from the foul line this season.
The Samford Bulldogs will look to build on their 78-64 win over Texas Southern last time out. Ques Glover and Jermaine Marshall each have a team-high 13.2 PPG with Glover posting a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass while Glover has 2.6 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department this season. Achor Achor has 13 PPG with 5 RPG while Jaden Campbell has 11 PPG and Logan Dye has 10.6 PPG with 5.8 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Samford up to this point in the year. As a team, Samford is averaging 88.2 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 30.1% from three and 73.3% from the foul line this season.
Valparaiso is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS loss while the over is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Samford is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games against a team with a losing road record.
I get the case to be made for Valpo here as you normally don’t associate double-digit favorites with Samford. However, the Bulldogs have been really strong out of the gate and Valparaiso’s had some head-scratching performances already this season. Samford continues to not only win games but get covers as well and that’s good enough for me. Give me Samford here.
