Indiana State Sycamores vs. Evansville Purple Aces Free Pick - Betting Odds - Point Spread Prediction
Date:
March 2, 7:00 pm
Location:
St. Louis
TV:
N/A
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Evansville -1
Total:
138
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The Indiana State Sycamores and Evansville Purple Aces will reconvene their rivalry in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament when the two will square off with the opportunity to face the #1 seed of the league tournament Illinois State, tomorrow. The contest will take place at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri with a scheduled tip of 7:00 PM. The fixture will be aired on the MVC Television Network. On the year, both teams have split the two game series with the victor emerging on their respective home court.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records<br />
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Indiana State Sycamores, 11-19 SU, 15-14 ATS<br />
Evansville Purple Aces, 15-16 SU, 12-15 ATS
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Indiana State at Evansville Key Betting Trends<br />
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Both teams are 0-3 SU at neutral sites this season.
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Evansville finished 6-13 SU in MVC conference play.
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Under is 8-1 in EVAN last 9 neutral site games.
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Indiana State finished 5-12 SU in MVC conference games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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Presently 97% of the public like Evansville against the spread. In Over/Under markets, the line has moved by two points due to heavy action on the Over. The number is now at 138, despite an initial opening price of 136.
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Indiana State Sycamores vs. Evansville Purple Aces Prediction
While many may be playing on the redemption angle for the Purple Aces, this contest could easily be fueled by vindication for the Sycamores as well. Indiana State has a bone to pick with Evansville after they were eliminated in embarrassing fashion by the Purple Aces in the semifinals of the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference a year ago. On the year, both contests between the two were hard fought and close. Both fixtures were settled by a basket and the most recent affair in Evansville was a scrappy duel where Indiana State gave Evansville all kinds of trouble. Typically, Indiana State plays a more robust and physical style of basketball as they are the stronger rebounding team and they back this up with a deeper bench. Though the Sycamores are more prominent in the paint when comparing the two, Evansville managed to beat Indiana State in rebounding 40 to 30 in their most recent contest. Additionally, Evansville and Indiana State hit the same amount of field goals but Evansville did so in fewer tries and as a result the Purple Aces won the most recent affair by just two points. Regardless, an identical scenario transpired earlier this season when Indiana State defeated Evansville in overtime at home by a mere point. If Indiana State finally outguns Evansville on the boards, this contest can be a long night for the Purple Aces. With such a low number offered in this market, the price on Evansville seemingly is too good to be true.
Free Pick:
Take Indiana State +1
