Indiana State Sycamores vs Valparaiso Beacons Prediction, 1/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana State Sycamores vs Valparaiso Beacons

Date: Sunday, January 1, 2023

Location: Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, IN

TV: Youtube TV

The Indiana State Sycamores (10-4) are hitting the road to Athletics-Recreation Center on Sunday where they will meet the Valparaiso Beacons (6-8).

The Indiana State Sycamores stepped onto the hardwood against Evansville and notched a win by a score of 91-63 in their last game. Indiana State ended the game with a 48.3% FG percentage (29 of 60) and converted 13 of their 32 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Sycamores knocked down 20 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 90.9%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 29 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 19 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defense, Indiana State allowed the other team to go 38.1% from the field on 24 of 63 shooting. Evansville doled out 5 assists and had 4 steals in this game. On top of that, Evansville had 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Evansville ended up shooting 60.0% at the free throw line by making 12 of their 20 attempts. They buried 3 of 13 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Sycamores walked away with 17 while Evansville accounted for 17 fouls.

Julian Larry is a guy who was important in the matchup. He ended up shooting 100.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He played 22 minutes played and also collected 1 rebound. He ended up with 21 points on 8 of 8 shooting.

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Indiana State steps onto the court with a mark of 10-4 on the year. They have an average of 82.1 pts per contest (25th in D-1) while going 47.5% from the field. The Sycamores are connecting on 34.0% from downtown (141 of 415) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana State is pulling down 34.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 225 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 29th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Sycamores are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They currently rank 33rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 126 conceded this season. The Sycamores defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (354 of 826) and they surrender 34.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 34.3% on shots from distance and they are 248th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (71.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Valparaiso Beacons went home defeated by a final of 68-63 when they played Drake. In relation to team rebounding, Valparaiso permitted Drake to get 37 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 21.4% from beyond the arc by going 3 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Beacons permitted Drake to make 24 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for this contest. In all, the Beacons finished 23 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.0%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Valparaiso made 5 out of 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Drake was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Beacons to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Beacons were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game.

Ben Krikke ended up being a factor for the Beacons in this game. He tallied 15 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 6 of 9 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 4 rebounds.

Valparaiso has a mark of 6-8 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Beacons are shooting 44.2% from the field, which ranks 205th in college basketball. Valparaiso has totaled 975 pts for the season (69.6 per game) and they collect 35.4 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 12.9 times per game (240th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. The Beacons are committing 17.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.6% from the free throw line.

The Beacons on the defensive end are ranked 303rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.7. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the floor (229th in the country). The Valparaiso defense allows 33.2% on 3-point attempts (94 of 283) and their opposition makes 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 12.6 assists and 36.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 187th and 273rd in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana State

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