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Valparaiso Beacons vs. Illinois State Redbirds
The Valparaiso Beacons and the Illinois State Redbirds will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Redbird Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Redbirds as -4.5-point favorites versus the Beacons, while the game's total opened at 147.
In their last action, Illinois State was a 75-69 loser at home against Salukis. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites.
Valparaiso won its last outing, a 79-72 result against Sycamores on February 05. They covered in that game as a -1-point favorite.
Valparaiso:
Team record: 11-12 SU,10-11 ATS
Valparaiso is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Valparaiso is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Valparaiso's last 6 games on the road
Illinois State:
Team record: 10-14 SU,12-10-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Illinois State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Illinois State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Illinois State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Valparaiso
Next up:
Valparaiso at Missouri State Saturday, February 12
Illinois State at Indiana State Saturday, February 12