Bradley vs. Illinois State Picks, Odds and Prediction – February 24

Saturday's contest between the Bradley Braves (19-9, 11-6 MVC) and the Illinois State Redbirds (14-14, 8-9 MVC) at Carver Arena has a good chance to be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 77-64 and heavily favors Bradley to secure the victory. Tipoff is at 8:00 PM ET ET on February 24. According to our computer prediction, Bradley projects to cover the 12.5-point spread in its matchup against Illinois State. The over/under has been set at 135.5, and the two sides are projected to hit the over.

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Bradley vs. Illinois State Odds

Bradley vs Illinois State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline
Bradley -12.5 135.5 -112 -108 -1200 +680

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Bradley vs. Illinois State Prediction

  • Prediction: Bradley 77, Illinois State 64

Bradley Betting Info

  • The Braves are 8-8-0 against the spread in conference play this year.
  • Out of 16 Braves conference games so far this year, 10 have hit the over.
  • The Braves have been moneyline favorites in 23 games this season and won 17 (73.9%) of those contests.
  • Bradley has played as a favorite of -1200 or more once this season and won that game.
  • The Braves' 26 games this season have gone over this contest's total of 135.5 points 22 times.
  • Bradley's games this year have an average point total of 143.8, 8.3 more points than this matchup's over/under.

Bradley's Top Players

Braves Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Connor Hickman 24 14.6 3.1 3.2 1.2 0.1 2.4
Duke Deen 28 14.5 3.3 4.1 1 0 2.8
Malevy Leons 28 14.1 6.9 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.4
Darius Hannah 28 11.6 6.4 1.8 1.5 1.2 0
Christian Davis 28 7.7 4.9 0.8 1.2 0.4 1.2

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Illinois State Betting Info

  • The Redbirds' MVC record against the spread is 9-8-0.
  • The Redbirds have played 17 MVC games this season, and seven of them have gone over the total.
  • The Redbirds have been underdogs in 15 games this season and have come away with the win six times (40%) in those contests.
  • Illinois State has been listed as an underdog of +680 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
  • The Redbirds and their opponents have combined to score more than 135.5 points in 11 of 27 games this season.
  • Illinois State's matchups this season have a 135.4-point average over/under, 0.1 fewer points than this game's point total.

Illinois State's Top Players

Redbirds Leaders
Name GP PTS REB ASST STL BLK 3PM
Darius Burford 21 13.2 2.5 1.5 1 0.1 0.7
Myles Foster 28 12.2 7.8 1.6 0.7 0.7 0
Dalton Banks 28 8.9 3.4 3.6 0.9 0.3 1.1
Kendall Lewis 27 8.4 6.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3
Johnny Kinziger 28 8.1 2.2 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.1

Bradley vs. Illinois State Scoring Insights

  • The Braves are averaging 75.7 points, 7.5 more than the Redbirds allow.
  • Bradley is 13-8 versus the spread and 18-5 overall when scoring more than 68.2.
  • Illinois State is 12-10 against the spread and has a 13-10 record overall when giving up less than 75.7 points.
  • The Redbirds' 67.3 points per game are just 0.8 fewer than the Braves allow.
  • Illinois State has a 9-5 ATS record and 11-4 overall record when posting over 68.1 points.
  • Bradley has an ATS mark of 8-4 (and is 12-1 overall) when conceding less than 67.3 points.
  • The Braves have outscored opponents by 213 points this season (7.6 per game), but the Redbirds have been outscored by 26 points (0.9 per game).

Bradley vs. Illinois State Rankings

Bradley Rank Bradley AVG Illinois State AVG Illinois State Rank
121st 75.7 Points Scored 67.3 325th
80th 68.1 Points Allowed 68.2 81st
238th 34.6 Rebounds 35.1 207th
216th 8.4 Off. Rebounds 8.6 192nd
32nd 9.2 3pt Made 6.1 300th
142nd 13.7 Assists 12.1 276th
204th 11.5 Turnovers 11.2 161st

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