Evansville 7-7 (0-1 MVC)
-Last two games: Win vs Grambling State 96-61, Loss @ Drake 94-66
-Key players: D.J Balentine 22.6 ppg 4.1 asp
Indiana State 10-3 (1-0 MVC)
-Last two games: Win vs Belmont 85-73, Win vs Loyola Illinois 70-58
-Key players: Jake Odum 12.8 ppg 4.5 rpg 4.9 asp, Manny Arop 13.3 ppg
Indiana State travels to Evansville for the second game of MVC play. Indiana State is coming off a good three game stretch; with wins coming at home from IUPUI, Belmont, and Loyola. On the other hand Evansville is coming off a major let down versus Drake. It was quite an embarrassing way to start MVC play. Simply, road games are not easy in the Valley, and that holds true here with the Sycamores. While the Sycamores really need a great MVC season to make the NCAA tournament, I see them losing today on the road vs a pissed off Evansville team. It is a classic Indiana State move to blow on the road and lose easy games in the Valley. Historically the Sycamores don't play well at Evansville. Last year ISU lost 84-68, they year before that it took two overtimes for ISU to win, and then in the 2010-2011 season they lost 64-59 at Evansville.
The play:
Evansville +4.5
Normally I'd sign off with "In Odum we trust", but today it is "In Marty Simmons we trust!!!"
-Last two games: Win vs Grambling State 96-61, Loss @ Drake 94-66
-Key players: D.J Balentine 22.6 ppg 4.1 asp
Indiana State 10-3 (1-0 MVC)
-Last two games: Win vs Belmont 85-73, Win vs Loyola Illinois 70-58
-Key players: Jake Odum 12.8 ppg 4.5 rpg 4.9 asp, Manny Arop 13.3 ppg
Indiana State travels to Evansville for the second game of MVC play. Indiana State is coming off a good three game stretch; with wins coming at home from IUPUI, Belmont, and Loyola. On the other hand Evansville is coming off a major let down versus Drake. It was quite an embarrassing way to start MVC play. Simply, road games are not easy in the Valley, and that holds true here with the Sycamores. While the Sycamores really need a great MVC season to make the NCAA tournament, I see them losing today on the road vs a pissed off Evansville team. It is a classic Indiana State move to blow on the road and lose easy games in the Valley. Historically the Sycamores don't play well at Evansville. Last year ISU lost 84-68, they year before that it took two overtimes for ISU to win, and then in the 2010-2011 season they lost 64-59 at Evansville.
The play:
Evansville +4.5
Normally I'd sign off with "In Odum we trust", but today it is "In Marty Simmons we trust!!!"