The Missouri State Bears lost their first conference game for the season when they fell 72-68 as a 4-point favorite at Illinois State on Sunday. Expect some angry and hungry Bears to bounce back here at Evansville Wednesday night. The Purple Aces had lost three straight conference games and four overall before pounding Bradley 68-44 on Saturday. They're still struggling to score points and Missouri State is playing excellent defense.

Bears are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600 and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Missouri Valley teams.

My selection is an 10* play on Missouri State Bears.