Central Florida at Valparaiso

Valparaiso made some noise a few years ago in the NCAA Tourney. They went on to win 22 games last year and have a lot of those key parts back. The Crusaders may be better than advertised if what Michael Rogers did in the opener is signs of things to come. Last year's reserve that averaged a meager three points per game poured in 23. Combine that with the fact that Valpo got 39 points from three freshmen and the Crusaders are off and running to another good season. Central Florida was basically a breakeven team last season, finishing at 16-15. They do have one powerful weapon in Jermaine Taylor who scored 21 a game last year, netted 28 in the opener with 10 boards. The supporting cast for Central Florida is not as talented as Valpo, and Taylor can't beat a team of this caliber himself. I'll take the Crusaders here on the moneyline.