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Missouri State vs Belmont Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/8/23

Belmont Bruins (17-8) vs. Missouri State Bears (12-12)
February 8, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Missouri State Bears -1 / Belmont Bruins +1; Over/Under: 138.5
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The Belmont Bruins and the Missouri State Bears meet Wednesday in college basketball action from JQH Arena. Belmont is 17-8 so far this season. The Bruins beat Illinois State in their last game. As for Missouri State, they’re 12-13 on the year following a loss to Southern Illinois. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Belmont Bruins 

Belmont lost to Furman, Tarleton State, Lipscomb, Illinois State, Middle Tennessee and Southern Illinois in their first 16 games this year. Since then the Bruins are 7-2 with losses to only Drake and Murray State. 

In the Illinois State game back on Saturday, the Bruins managed a 44-33 edge after one half. Belmont posted a 46-42 run from there and won it 90-75. Cade Tyson was the top scorer on 18 points and Even Brauns doubled on 16 points and 12 rebounds. 

Missouri State Bears 

Over on the Missouri State side, they got through their first 15 games on a sketchy 8-7 run. The Bears are 4-5 in their last nine outings, taking losses to Belmont, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Murray State and Southern Illinois again in that time. 

In the Southern Illinois rematch on Sunday, the Bears were within four points at the break. Missouri State was outscored 37-21 from there and lost 73-53, however. Both Alston Mason and Chance Moore scored a team-high 14 points. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m going to stick with Belmont in this one. The Bruins are a nice 8-2 over their last 10 games, and they’ve scored 73 or more points in nine of those outings. The last time these teams met up was back on January 7 at Curb Event Center. The Bruins won that one 74-61 thanks to a 37-26 run in the second half. Belmont is going to have to get off to a better start in this one, but if they can manage that I like the Bruins on an eventual road cover/win here. Missouri State will likely give Belmont some trouble, though. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Belmont Bruins +1

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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