MVC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – January 14

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 14, 2024

The Valparaiso Beacons versus the Illinois State Redbirds is one of two games on the Sunday college basketball slate that has a MVC team. If you look below, you can see our best bets for that conference action.

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: Valparaiso (+9.5) at ISU

The model and DraftKings both have Illinois State taking home the victory, but the model has them winning by less (8.1 points). Lean towards taking Valparaiso.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Valparaiso 9-6-0 3-2-0 6-4-0 4-5-0 5-1-0 3-2-0
Illinois State 6-9-0 4-3-0 2-6-0 4-3-0 1-4-0 2-3-0

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Total Pick: Northern Iowa at Murray State Over (143)

In this matchup, the model projects a total (145.8 points) higher than the DraftKings over/under (143 points).

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Murray State 8-7-0 5-2-0 2-4-0 3-2-0
Northern Iowa 8-7-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 2-3-0

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Moneyline Pick: Murray State (-118) vs UNI (-102)

Score Prediction: Murray State 74, Northern Iowa 73

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
Murray State 3-4 2-5 3-2 1-1 0-2 1-2 1-0 2-1
Northern Iowa 5-2 2-6 4-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 1-2 1-1

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Today’s MVC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Valparaiso (4-12) at Illinois State (8-8) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Illinois State (-9.5) 135.5
Northern Iowa (8-8) at Murray State (7-9) 4:00 PM ET ESPN+ Murray State (-1.5) 143

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