Missouri State at Valparaiso 1/29/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Missouri State Bears visit Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana on Tuesday to play the Valparaiso Crusaders. The Bears improved to 10-11 on the season following 55-37 win over Bradley on Saturday to sweep the two-game season series. Keandre Cook led Missouri State with 16 points and 10 boards.

Valparaiso fell to 12-9 on the season following its 70-59 loss to Drake on Saturday. The Crusaders were short-handed as Ryan Fazekas, the leading scorer for Valparaiso did not play for the fifth straight game with an ankle injury and freshman center Derrik Sims also was injured and did not play. Jaume Sorolla and Daniel Sackey led the Crusaders with 13 points each. Tulio Da Silva leads Missouri State in scoring and rebounding with averages of 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Two other players for the Bears are averaging double figures in scoring. Josh Webster leads in assists with an average of 5.4 per game. Missouri State is shooting 46.2% from the field and 32.5% from 3-point territory.

Ryan Fazekas leads the Crusaders in scoring with an average of 12.7 points per game. Three other Crusaders are averaging double figures in scoring. Derrik Smits leads Valparaiso in rebounds with an average of 6.5 per game. Deion Lavender leads the Crusaders in assists with an average of 5.1 per game. Valparaiso is shooting 47.0% from the field and 34.0% from 3-point territory.