Valparaiso Vs Illinois State NCAA Basketball Betting Odds Picks & Tips

Ben Krikke’s Valparaiso Beacons (10-16, 4-11 MVC) and the Illinois State Redbirds (10-16, 5-10 MVC) meet at Athletics-Recreation Center on Saturday, February 11, beginning at 7:00 PM ET. Valparaiso is a small 3.5-point favorite against Illinois State when the Beacons square off against the Redbirds on Saturday. The over/under for the game is 136.5.

Valparaiso Vs Illinois State Betting Lines

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Valparaiso Vs Illinois State Stat Rankings

Valparaiso Vs Illinois State Betting Trends

• The Beacons are 11-14-0 against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 3.5-point favorites or more, Valparaiso is 3-3.
• The Beacons have played 25 games this season, and 14 of them have gone over the total.
• A total of 17 times so far this season, Valparaiso and its opponent have combined to score more than 136.5 points.
• The total for this game is 136.5, and that’s six points fewer than the average total in Beacons games thus far this season.
• Illinois State has 10 wins in 26 games against the spread this year.
• Against the spread as 3.5-point underdogs or more, the Redbirds are 6-8.
• This year, 14 of Valparaiso’s 25 games have gone over the point total.
• Redbirds games have had over 136.5 points 15 times this year.
• The over/under for this game is 0.5 points higher than the average scoring total for Illinois State’s games (136).

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Valparaiso Impact Players

• Krikke posts 18.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest — both team highs. He is also posting 1.8 assists, shooting 53.5% from the floor.
• Kobe King posts 16.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• Nick Edwards puts up a team-high 5 assists per contest. He is also posting 7.8 points and 3.8 rebounds, shooting 41.7% from the floor.
• Quinton Green averages 10.3 points, 4 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest, shooting 36.8% from the field and 32.6% from downtown with 2.2 made 3-pointers per game.
• Maximus Nelson posts 4.9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per contest, shooting 41.5% from the field and 37.2% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per game.

Illinois State Impact Players

• Kendall Lewis leads the Redbirds in rebounding (7.1 per game), and produces 10.4 points and 1.3 assists. He also delivers 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
• Seneca Knight gets the Redbirds 11.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. He also averages 0.7 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• Malachi Poindexter gives the Redbirds 10 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. He also posts 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
• Luke Kasubke gives the Redbirds 7.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest. He also delivers 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

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