South Dakota State vs Bradley College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/9/21

The Bradley Braves and South Dakota State Jackrabbits meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Frost Arena. The Bradley Braves won 12 games last year and enter the seventh season under coach Brian Wardle. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits won 16 games last year and enter the third year under coach Eric Henderson.

The Bradley Braves will be without their top-two scorers from last season, including Elijah Childs, and they’re also missing three of their top-four scorers. Outside of three seniors, Bradley is a fairly young team, and it could take some time to adjust. Ja’Shon Henry returns after averaging 10.9 points and 4.6 rebounds, while Ville Tahvanainen averaged 8.6 points and 1.6 assists. Rienk Mast averaged 1.3 assists per game and Kevin McAdoo averaged 1.8 rebounds.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits return all five double-digit scorers when you throw Matt Dentlinger in the mix. After 16 wins last year, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits have to believe they can seriously make a run for a Summit title. Douglas Wilson returns after averaging 16.8 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Noah Freidel averaged 16 points and 2.1 assists. Baylor Scheierman is a third double-digit returning scorer and Alex Arians averaged 4.6 rebounds.

The Braves are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 2-11-2 ATS in their last 15 games overall. The Jackrabbits are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 Tuesday games and 31-15-1 ATS in their last 47 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Braves last 5 road games. The over is 12-3 in Jackrabbits last 15 overall.

The Bradley Braves lost a lot of their top-level talent, and it will take some time to find a consistent rotation. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits return all of their key players from a year ago, a team that won 16 games, and they should be thinking about punching their ticket to the big dance this season. I’m really high on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. I’ll back the home team.