Drake vs Bradley Prediction 3/9/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Drake Bulldogs and the Bradley Braves meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Enterprise Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Drake vs Bradley Prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams split the meetings in the regular season, with the road team winning both matchups. Drake won the first meeting by a final score of 64-57 on January 8^th, 2025 before Bradley got their revenge by a final score of 61-59 on February 16^th, 2025. The win for Bradley snapped Drake’s five-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Drake Recap

The Drake Bulldogs come into this game looking to win the MVC tournament after knocking off Belmont by a final score of 57-50 in the semifinals.

Bulldogs Looking For Third Straight MVC Tournament Crown

Bennett Stirtz leads the Bulldogs in scoring and assists with 18.8 PPG and 5.9 APG along with 4.4 RPG while Mitch Mascari has 10.2 PPG and Daniel Abreu has 10.7 PPG with 3.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Drake up to this point in the year. Tavion Banks has added 9.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG while Cam Manyawu has 7.3 PPG with a team-leading 5.4 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Drake is averaging 70.7 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 70.5% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Drake Bulldogs will win

• Drake has won each of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.

Bradley Recap

The Bradley Braves come into this game looking to secure the title after knocking off Valparaiso in the semifinals by a final count of 70-65.

Braves Seeking First MVC Title Since 2020

Duke Deen leads the Braves In scoring and assists with 14.2 PPG and 3.7 APG along with 3.4 RPG while Zek Montgomery has 12.5 PPG with 2.8 RPG. Darius Hannah has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Braves in rebounding and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bradley up to this point in the year. Christian Davis has 9.5 PPG and 5.3 RPG as well so far this season. As a team, Bradley is averaging 77.9 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 40.7% from three and 76.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bradley Braves will win

• Bradley has won nine of its last 10 day games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Bradley’s last 15 games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 121+ points.
• Twenty-four of the last 25 games between Bradley and Drake have produced a total of 121+ points.

Drake vs Bradley Prediction

I’m on the Drake Bulldogs here. I’m simply taking the approach of to be the man, you have to beat the man. While the Braves did split in the regular season with Drake, I still feel like Drake is the better team with the better defense in this game. Both meetings were low-scoring so it’s going to come down to who has the easier time locking up their opponent and I think that Drake does that here. Give me Drake laying the bucket for their third straight MVC title and NCAA tournament appearance.