Valley Season Getting Rolling--Valley Hoops Insider
ISU women's home game vs. Saint Louis canceled due to COVID-19 concerns--The Pantagraph
Women’s Basketball Schedule Update--goredbirds.com
Sycamores Open Renovated Hulman Center with an 80-66 Victory--gosycamores.com
Trees Claim Back-to-Back Wins for First Time Since 2019--gosycamores.com
Women’s Basketball Game Versus Saint Louis Canceled--gosycamores.com
Sycamore Women’s Basketball Adds Road Contest at Xavier--gosycamores.com
5 NCAA basketball teams on upset alert this week: Baylor, Tennessee on notice--Fansided
4. Richmond on upset alert against Northern Iowa
Cinderella watchers are already singing the praises of Richmond, which looks like a potential mid-major wrecking ball. The Spiders made their mark by upsetting Kentucky at Rupp Arena on the season’s first weekend, earning them a spot inside the AP Top 25. This week provides a dangerous test for Richmond in the form of Northern Iowa, one of the preseason favorites to win the Missouri Valley. The Panthers are just 1-3 but are extremely capable of pulling the upset if the Spiders decide to look ahead a bit to their matchup with West Virginia over the weekend.
Mid-Money Madness: Mid-Major Betting Picks for December 9th, 2020--Mid-Major Madness
Northern Iowa at Richmond
Line: Richmond -8
Total: 141.5
TV: 6 p.m. Eastern on ESPN+
At the beginning of the season, this looked it was going to be a premier mid-major matchup. However, Northern Iowa fell on its face out of the gates, dropping their first three games against D1 competition. Even after a win against non Division One opponent St. Ambrose, things seem to be getting worse for the Panthers.
Reigning Missouri Valley Conference player of the Year AJ Green is out indefinitely as he seeks the best path forward to heal a hip injury. Sophomore guard Antwan Kimmons has taken a leave of absence from the team to return home to Minnesota to assist his family with challenges that have arisen from the pandemic. Senior forward Goanar Mar had his transfer waiver appeal denied by the NCAA. Freshman guard Tytan Anderson still is multiple weeks away from returning from a knee injury.
Now the Panthers have tough matchup against ranked Richmond, who has had one of the best starts of the season. For my money, there isn’t a better backcourt than Jacob Gilyard and Blake Francis in the entire country. Richmond handled Kentucky from start to finish and controlled the game against Wofford before a late Terriers comeback made the score closer than it seemed. Richmond has been excellent on the offensive end, ranking 45th in offensive efficiency. The Spiders are also great at defending the perimeter, ranking 54th in defensive three point percentage. Northern Iowa simply has too many injuries and missing pieces. Richmond rolls in this one. To protect from a back door cover we will take the first half in this one.
The pick: Richmond first half -4.5
Fans will be unable to attend UNI basketball games over the next week--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Banks took things into his own hands at SEMO--Southern Illinoisan
MVC Power Rankings: Northern Iowa tumbles as Green battles hip injury--Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Basketball 5@5: Tackling team rebounding, Murray State blows out Austin Peay and TV updates--Southern Illinoisan
Friday's game against St. Louis canceled Bookmark and Share--siusalukis.com
Trio of Basketball Alums Named to 2021 Indiana Women’s Silver Anniversary Team--valpoathletics.com
State Farm MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight (Week 14)--The Missouri Valley
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