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Charlotte @ Valparaiso

Current Records: Charlotte 4-4; Valparaiso 5-5

What to Know

The Valparaiso Brown and Gold have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Charlotte 49ers at 1 p.m. ET Dec. 11 at Athletics-Recreation Center. The Brown and Gold will be strutting in after a win while Charlotte will be stumbling in from a defeat.

Valpo took their game at home on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 101-58 victory over the East-West University Phantoms.

Meanwhile, the 49ers have to be aching after a bruising 86-66 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Tuesday. Charlotte was surely aware of their 17.5-point disadvantage in the point spread, but the foreknowledge did nothing to prevent the result. One thing holding Charlotte back was the mediocre play of guard Jahmir Young, who did not have his best game: he finished with ten points on 4-for-14 shooting in his 36 minutes on the court.

Valpo is the favorite in this one, with an expected 4.5-point margin of victory. Their home court has been no bettor's paradise, though, as they've failed to beat the spread in two of their four home games.

The Brown and Gold's victory brought them up to 5-5 while the 49ers' loss pulled them down to 4-4. Valpo is 2-2 after wins this year, and Charlotte is 1-2 after losses.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 1 p.m. ET
  • Where: Athletics-Recreation Center -- Valparaiso, Indiana
  • TV: ESPN Plus
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Brown and Gold are a 4.5-point favorite against the 49ers, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Brown and Gold as a 4-point favorite.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

Charlotte won the only game these two teams have played in the last seven years.

  • Dec 16, 2019 - Charlotte 67 vs. Valparaiso 57

Injury Report for Valparaiso

  • Emil Freese-Vilien: Out (Undisclosed)

Injury Report for Charlotte

  • Musa Jallow: Game-Time Decision (Ankle)