This is a *10* on VALPO

Not a lot of scoring or winning from either of these two MVC sides recently. But Valparaiso did just turn in an impressive effort in defeat, losing by just two at first place Loyola Chicago. While they’ve got just two wins in the last eight games, two of the Crusaders' six losses have been by three points or fewer. They’re a game up on Southern Illinois, who has just three wins in its last 12 games and two of those were by a total of three points. So we’ll ride the better team Sunday as they should build off that impressive showing against Loyola. Additionally, Valpo performed quite well against the league’s other top team, Drake, beating them by 17 points back on Super Bowl Sunday after only losing by three the previous day. Southern Illinois, on the other hand, has suffered three double digit losses in the past 11 days. SIU has been missing its leading scorer for almost two months, which helps explain the downturn. They’ve averaged only 55 points the last four games. Play on VALPARAISO

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