Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars vs Valparaiso Crusaders 12/9/2020

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The Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars will play against the Valparaiso Crusaders at Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana on Wednesday at 7:00 P.M., ET.

The Crusaders finally get their 1st win of the season after defeating the Judson College Eagles. Valparaiso led by 17 points in the 1st half of the game with a score of 39 while allowing only 23. The squad did not stop the offense in the 2nd half as they dropped another 46 while conceding only 22 to the Eagles to get their 1st win in blowout fashion at 85-45. The squad had a 47.5 FG percentage in the game on 31-66 attempts while making 31.3% of their shots from 3s on 10-32 shooting. They were 13-17 from the line and outrebounded the Eagles 42-34. The squad is in the last place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a record of 1-3.

Ben Krikke made 10 points in the starter position but the bench dominated the game with Jacob Ognacevic making 20 points and 6 boards. Sheldon Edwards and Connor Barrett combined for an additional 27 points and 10 rebounds. The team is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games and 8-1 SU in their last 9 home games.

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars vs Valparaiso Crusaders Predictions 12/9/2020

The Cougars lost their 3rd game of the season after falling short against the Omaha Mavericks. The team’s weak 1st half cost them the game where they only made 24 while allowing Omaha 35. SIU made a comeback in the 2nd half with 39 but the Mavericks made just enough with 30 points to knock off the Cougars with a score of 65-63. The squad hit 21-56 of their FGs for 37.5% while being 30.4% from deep on 7-23 shooting. They were 14-19 from the line for 73.7% while getting outrebounded at 40-30. The Cougars are 8th in the Ohio Valley Conference with a record of 2-3.

Mike Adewunmi made 13 points and 10 rebounds for the double-double while Courtney Carter added 12 points and 3 dimes. The team is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games and 6-14 SU in their last 20 matchups.

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars vs Valparaiso Crusaders. The NCAAB pick is the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars. Valparaiso got their win against a Division ll team and did not show anything exceptional out of it. The Cougars are competitive despite getting more losses than wins this season. Their starters are putting up good numbers and it will be a matter of time for the team to finally get the groove going this season. This will be a close game with SIU making a good run nearing the end of the 2nd half predicted to a score of 72-68.

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