#767/768 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 138.5 Points – Illinois State vs Valparaiso, Sunday at 2 PM ET - The Illinois State offense has been impressive this season. They rank 26th nationally averaging 81 PPG and they just put up 85 points on Wednesday vs a Wisconsin defense that was allowing just 61 PPG prior to that game. The Redbirds are one of the best 3 point shooting teams in the nation hitting nearly 40% of their triples (10th nationally). They are facing a Valpo defense that ranks 266th at defending the arc. Valpo also shoots the 3 very well (almost 36%) and ISU ranks 296th at defending the triple. Both teams should light it up from deep. Valpo’s overall offensive stats are misleading because they played their first 9 games (minus non division 1 games) without arguably their best scorer Kobe King (Wisconsin transfer). They averaged 66 PPG without King and 74 PPG with him in the line up. Both teams rank inside the top 85 in eFG% offense and outside the top 150 in eFG% defense. ISU has scored at least 74 points in 10 of their last 11 games and they’ve gotten to at least 80 points in 9 of those games. Their games have averaged 157 total points. Valpo games this year have averaged 141 total PPG with King sitting on the bench for most of the season. This one is set too low and we grab the OVER.