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The Valparaiso Crusaders host the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in a Horizon League game that will take place at the Athletics Center O'rena in Rochester, Michigan at 7 PM ET. The betting odds for this game opened at pick'em and we've seen some sportsbooks now hanging a Valpo-1. The total is on the rise gonig up 3.5 points to 147 from its opener.
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Valparaiso is coming off an 82-72 win over Youngstown State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 15.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 154, which was over the closing line of 153.5. The Crusaders have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in their last three games the total has gone over every time. Valparaiso has won their last two games and 10 of their last 11.
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Oakland is coming off an 89-80 win over Detroit Mercy in their last game where they covered the 7.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 169, which was over the closing line of 163.5. The Golden Grizzlies have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in three of their last four games the total has gone over. Oakland has won four straight games since losing back-to-back games against Wright State and Green Bay.
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Offensively, Valparaiso is putting up 76.3 points per game on a 44.5% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Crusaders are allowing 68.7 points per game on a 40.2% FG average.
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Oakland is putting up 77.7 points per game on a 44.2% FG average. On defense the Golden Grizzlies are allowing 69.9 points per game on a 39.9% FG average.
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These teams met in the beginning of last month at Valparaiso where the Golden Grizzlies beat the Crusaders 78-66.
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Valparaiso Crusaders at Oakland Golden Grizzlies Betting Trends<br />
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Valparaiso is 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games overall.
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The Crusaders are 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 road games.
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The game total has gone under in 9 of Valparaiso’s last 13 road games.
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Oakland is 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games overall.
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The Grizzlies are 8-1 against the spread in their last 9 games against the Crusaders.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Valparaiso at Oakland the public is leaning to the home Grizzlies minus the point with 59% confidence. The over/under bettors are banking on this game going over the posted total line of 143.5 with 75% on board.
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