Game Preview: On the road again

After a heart breaking loss on Saturday to Oakland, Valpo goes back on the road for a couple of games this week.  First stop is Northern Illinois.  A team with an 0-10 record.  Northern Illinois is terrible.  Stats don't lie, the Huskies do not shoot the ball well from anywhere on the court (34% overall, 27% 3 pt, and 66% from the line).  They average only 53 points per game.  There is no reason, absolutely no reason, that Valpo should not go to Northern Illinois and come out with at least a 15 point victory and trip to Gelsosomos for this blogger for some victory pizza.

Some interesting facts and alumni that hail from Northern Illinois include:

* a student body of 25,000 and an alumni population of 225,000
* Graduates of the Theatr  e and Dance school must spend time in Moscow training.
* Dan Castellaneta the voice of Homer Simpson is an NIU graduate
* Sam Hurd, don't know if you've heard of him or not, the former NFL wide out and drug lord is an alumni
* Ned Colletti the LA Dodger GM is from Northern Illinois as well

Prediction
I suspect we will see Valpo get well again.  I think we will see some real good defense and a very balanced scoring effort with at least 5 guys scoring in double figures.  Valpo wins to even up their road record 74-52.