In their match-ups this season Evansville was a 13.5 point home favorite and a 7 point road favorite and covered both games by 5.5 and 10 points so the line is very reasonable. Missouri St has lost 4 guards on the season and while they are off an opening round MVC victory close wins can be mentally draining. Looking back at last night game shows us that from the 4:51 mark until the final buzzer the game was tied, or the Bears had a one or two point lead expect for 4 seconds when they "stretched" it to a 3 point lead. We also are playing against a team which just hit 50% from behind the three-point line for only the 2nd time this season and when a team ranks #328 in 3-pt FG's made in the NCAA and just matched a season high it is a play against. On the defensive side of the ball the Bears last night allowed Illinois St to shoot 47.6% and while the Redbirds are #277 in the country in FG%, Evansville is #5 making 49.9% of their FG's on the season. FYI: The Purple Aces are also #7 in the NCAA in free-throws made this year.