MVC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – December 17

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 17, 2023

There are two games featuring a MVC team on Sunday in college basketball play, and we provide the best spread, total, and moneyline bets below.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the MVC based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Northern Iowa (-17.5) vs Alcorn St

The DraftKings line for this game has Northern Iowa favored by 17.5, while the model predicts it will win by more (19.9 points).

ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Northern Iowa 4-6-0 2-2-0 2-4-0 2-1-0 0-4-0 0-2-0
Alcorn State 3-6-0 0-0-0 3-6-0 0-0-0 3-6-0 0-0-0

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Total Pick: North Dakota State at Illinois State Over (134.5)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (139.6 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (134.5 points).

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Illinois State 3-6-0 1-3-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
North Dakota State 5-3-0 1-1-0 4-1-0 0-0-0

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Moneyline Pick: Illinois State (-180) vs NDSU (+150)

Score Prediction: Illinois State 73, North Dakota State 67

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Illinois State 3-2 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-0
North Dakota State 3-0 1-3 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-2 0-0 0-0

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Today’s MVC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Alcorn State (1-9) at Northern Iowa (4-7) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ Northern Iowa (-17.5) 152
North Dakota State (7-4) at Illinois State (6-4) 4:00 PM ET ESPN+ Illinois State (-4) 134.5

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