Bradley vs Missouri State 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Missouri State Bears (10-5) vs. Bradley Braves (7-7)
January 5, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Bradley Braves +1 / Missouri State Bears -1; Over/Under: +136
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The Missouri State Bears and the Bradley Braves meet in Missouri Valley conference college hoops action from the Carver Arena on Wednesday night.
The Missouri State Bears will be looking to add to a 61-56 win over Drake last time out. Isiaih Mosley leads the Bears in scoring with 17.4 PPG along with 5.2 RPG while Gaige Prim has 14.7 PPG and a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Bears on the glass. Jaylen Minnett has 12 PPG and Ja’Monta Black has 10.3 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Missouri State up to this point in the season. As a team, Missouri State is averaging 78.9 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 39.5% from three and 77.3% from the foul line while allowing 66.6 PPG on 41.5% shooting from the field and 31.8% from three this season.
The Bradley Braves will try to bounce back from a 76-71 road loss at the hands of Indiana State last time out. Terry Roberts leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 16.8 PPG and 3.9 APG while Ja’Shon Henry has 11.2 PPG with 5.2 RPG and Malevy Leons has 10.9 PPG with 5.7 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 7.8 PPG along with a team-high 7.9 RPG this season. As a team, Bradley is averaging 72 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 65.1% from the foul line while allowing 67 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field and 33.9% from three this season.
Missouri State is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Wednesday games and 20-7-1 ATS in their last 28 games following a win while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 Wednesday games. Bradley is 4-16-3 ATS in their last 23 games following a loss and 9-1-1 ATS in their last 11 home games following three or more consecutive road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.
I get why you’d make a case for Bradley at home as the Braves have played really well at home for the most part this season. However, Missouri State has their name in the conversation as the team to beat in the MVC this season and while the road record isn’t sparkling, the Bears have played tougher teams on the road this season. I have to think that steel sharpens steel here and Missouri State gets the job done.
