Valparaiso Crusaders at Oregon Ducks Betting Odds - Free Pick
Date:
November 17, 9:00 pm
Location:
Eugene
TV:
Local
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Oregon -12
Total:
145.5
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The Valparaiso Crusaders of the Horizon League will travel to Eugene, Oregon to square off with the #4 Oregon Ducks in an exciting early season showdown set for a 9:00 PM tip-off. The game will be broadcasted within Pac 12 Network coverage. The two teams met in 2015 where Oregon defeated Valpo 73-67 in Eugene.
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The Crusaders come in at 3-0 with a chip on their shoulder. Valparaiso finished as runner-up for the NIT Championship in 2015-16 after they were summarily defeated by George Washington. Valpo won 30 games in the 2015-16 season.
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Oregon is trying to replicate what they achieved last season as defending Pac-12 Champion who made it as far as the Elite Eight before finally making an exit from the Men’s Basketball Tournament. Oregon stands at 1-1 after they were defeated by Baylor in Waco by a score of 61-47.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records<br />
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Valparaiso Crusaders, 3-0 SU, 0-1 ATS<br />
Oregon Ducks, 1-1 SU, 0-2 ATS
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Valparaiso at Oregon Key Betting Trends<br />
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Valparaiso is 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall.
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Oregon is 20-9 ATS in their last 29 home contests.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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Currently 87% of the consensus like the Ducks against the spread. The initial offering in this market was 11 points. However, steady steam on Oregon has moved this by a full point. The Over/Under has remained stationery at 145.5 with little action being revealed at this time.
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Valparaiso Crusaders at Oregon Ducks Prediction
Teams like Oregon are often placed in positions where they are overvalued and spotting more points than necessary. Against a team like Valparaiso this is a hazardous proposition. The Crusaders are a team that is accustomed to playing at an elite level, as they finished 30-7 in their aforementioned preceding campaign. Valparaiso ransacked the Horizon League for all of the regular season as they posted a record of 16-2 in conference play making their way through the field on sound defensive play. To conclude their regular season efforts, Valparaiso fell in overtime to Green Bay in the Horizon League Tournament Quarterfinals, the same squad that continued on to win the conference championship and secure an eventual guaranteed NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bid. Nevertheless, the Crusaders did not let up. This is a team that rolled teams game-in and out in the NIT Tournament. The teams that Valpo took down, included Florida State, St. Mary’s and BYU all of whom were bubble teams in the final week of the regular season. Valparaiso will look at this game as an opportunity where Oregon may be caught guilty of looking at this contest as a tune-up game as they prepare themselves for Pac-12 play. If Oregon takes this team lightly or if they conform to the defensive blueprint of Valpo, Oregon may be in big trouble.
Free Pick:
Take Valparaiso +12
