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01/13 13:23 CST Valparaiso faces Belmont, looks to end road skid
Valparaiso faces Belmont, looks to end road skid
By The Associated Press
Valparaiso Beacons (8-9, 2-4 MVC) at Belmont Bruins (15-3, 5-2 MVC)
Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -10.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso will look to break its five-game road slide when the
Beacons face Belmont.
The Bruins are 6-2 in home games. Belmont is second in the MVC scoring 83.4
points while shooting 51.1% from the field.
The Beacons are 2-4 in MVC play. Valparaiso ranks seventh in the MVC shooting
31.5% from 3-point range.
Belmont averages 10.3 made 3-pointers per game, 3.9 more made shots than the
6.4 per game Valparaiso allows. Valparaiso has shot at a 40.9% clip from the
field this season, 2.7 percentage points higher than the 38.2% shooting
opponents of Belmont have averaged.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in
conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Lundblade averages 3.8 made 3-pointers per game for the
Bruins, scoring 16.4 points while shooting 42.0% from beyond the arc. Sam Orme
is averaging 13 points and 6.4 rebounds over the past 10 games.
Rakim Chaney averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Beacons, scoring 9.9
points while shooting 39.0% from beyond the arc. Owen Dease is averaging 15.7
points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-3, averaging 80.4 points, 33.5 rebounds, 17.2 assists,
6.3 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.
Beacons: 3-7, averaging 72.9 points, 32.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.2 steals
and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 73.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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