Northern Iowa at Valparaiso 2/5/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Panthers are one of those teams whose name tends to strike fear into their opponent. Then when Northern Iowa takes to the court it is easy to see those fears are well founded. The Panthers are 8-2 in the MVC, but are 19-3 overall on the season. In their last game the Panthers were able to beat the Evansville team by a score of 80-68.

When it comes to their offense on the year the Panthers have scored at a clip of 77.4 points per game. The defense for Northern Iowa has allowed 65.2 points a game. The rebounding for the Northern Iowa team has ended up with 37 boards per game, but the Panthers are getting only 12.3 assist a game.

Valparaiso is one team that has managed to limp around the MVC this year. The Crusaders are sitting on a 5-5 record in the conference, but the overall record for Valparaiso is 12-11. The last game for the Crusaders was an 80-70 win over Illinois State.

When it comes to scoring on the year the Crusaders have ended up getting 73.6 points a game. The defense has allowed 72.7 points per game. The rebounding for Valparaiso is sitting at 34.2 boards per game, but have managed to get 15.2 assist a game.