Sam Houston State vs Bradley 12/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Bradley Braves and the Sam Houston State Bearkats meet in college hoops action from the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday night.

The Bradley Braves will try to build on a 77-73 win over St. Joe’s last time out. Terry Roberts leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 15.2 PPG and 4 APG while Ja’Shon Henry has 11.2 PPG with 5.2 RPG and Malevy Leons has 10.5 PPG with 5.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Bradley so far this season. Rienk Mast also leads the Braves in rebounding with 8 PPG along with a team-high 9 RPG this season. As a team, Bradley is averaging 70.6 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 63.9% from the foul line while allowing 66.8 PPG on 38.9% shooting from the field and 33.6% from three this season.

The Sam Houston State Bearkats will be out to build on their 103-53 win over subdivision Hardin-Simmons last time out. Savion Flagg leads the Bearkats in scoring and rebounding with 19.4 PPG and 8.3 RPG while Demarkus Langley has 12.5 PPG as the only other Bearkat to score in double figures so far this season. Jaden Ray also has a team-high 3.9 APG as well this season. As a team, Sam Houston State is averaging 73.9 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 52.6% from the foul line while allowing 66 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field and 35.4% from three this season.

Bradley is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a win and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games while the over is 9-2 in their last 11 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400. Sam Houston State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 6-2-1 in their last 9 games following a win of 20 or more points.

I get the allure of points with a home dog in certain spots like Sam Houston State, but even though the Bearkats have had a tough schedule, it’s hard to get behind Sam Houston State with so many disappointing results. A lot of Bradley’s success has come at home, but they looked good in the road game against Toledo and I think they take care of business against Sam Houston State here. Give me the Braves.