Valparaiso Beacons vs Southern Illinois Salukis 1/30/2022 Picks

Valparaiso Beacons vs Southern Illinois Salukis 1/30/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Valparaiso Beacons and the Southern Illinois Salukis will meet in Missouri Valley action on Sunday, January 30 at 5:00 pm ET at the Bantera Center in Carbondale, IL. The Valparaiso Beacons and Southern Illinois Salukis both hold a 3-6 record in the MVC and are also both 10-11 overall.

The Valparaiso Beacons will look to rebound from their 71-56 loss against the Bradley Braves last Wednesday. Valparaiso only scored 22 points in the first half which was 15 points behind Bradley. The Beacons matched the Braves with 34 points in the second half which wasn’t enough to take the win.

Ben Krikke was the highest scorer with 18 points and 5 assists. Kobe King was the only other player to reach double-digits with 11 points. The Beacons were outrebounded 26-32 and were forced to turn over the ball 14 times.

After 21 games, Valparaiso posted an average of 72.1 ppg which is 184th, 32.6 rebounds per game is 374th, and 13.4 assists per game is 194th in NCAA Men’s Basketball.

Ben Krikke leads the Beacons with an average of 14.4 ppg. Thomas Kithier leads with 57% field goal attempts and 6.9 rpg. Trevor Anderson leads with 2.4 assists while Sheldon Edwards leads with 1.3 steals and 1 block per game.

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Valparaiso Beacons vs Southern Illinois Salukis Predictions 1/30/2022

The Southern Illinois Salukis will look to snap their three-game losing streak, two of which were back-to-back losses against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers. Last Thursday, Southern Illinois outscored Loyola by 2-points in the first half (21-19). The Salukis however, only scored 18 points in the second half which led to a 44-39 defeat.

Lance Jones led in scoring with 12 points while Marcus Domask grabbed 9 rebounds and 10 points. The Salukis only shot 29.6%, 2% lower than the Ramblers. They made 1 of 14 from beyond the arc and made all 6 free throws. Southern Illinois outrebounded the Ramblers 40-34 but committed 9 turnovers.

Southern Illinois posted an average of 63 ppg which is tied for 385th, 31.7 rebounds per game is 408th and 11.8 assists per game is 335th in the NCAA Men’s Basketball.

The key player for Southern Illinois is Marcus Domask averaging 15 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.9 assists, and 0.6 blocks per game. Lance Jones leads with 1.9 steals per game while Steven Verplancken Jr. leads with 46% in field goals.

Valparaiso Beacons vs Southern Illinois Salukis. The NCAAB pick is the Southern Illinois Salukis. Both teams are struggling this season and have identical records. Southern Illinois plays well at home, winning 7 of 10 games by an average of 10.3 points.

On the other hand, Valparaiso struggled on the road winning only 2 of 6 games by an average of 7 points. Taking the win on at home is the Southern Illinois Salukis with a final score prediction of 62-59.

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