Two newcomers, UNLV transfer Reggie Smith redshirt-freshman Dennis Green have this EIU team undervalued. Green averaged 10.5 points per game last week. The 6-foot-3 guard also went 6-for-15 from the floor and 9-for-15 from the foul line while adding three assists and two steals. Smith is averaging 21 points per game.

Purdue struggled at home to a mediocre Rider team and almost got upset by Northern Kentucky. They beat those two teams by a combined give points. This game is safely in single digits.