MVC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 18

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 18, 2024

MVC teams will be in action in four games on Sunday in college basketball action. That includes the Belmont Bruins taking on the UIC Flames at Credit Union 1 Arena, and we have best bets recommendations across the board.

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: UIC (+3.5) vs Belmont

The spread for this matchup suggested by the model (0.7 points) is less than the 3.5-point edge DraftKings gives to Belmont, though the data still has them as the favorite.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
UIC 12-13-0 3-7-0 9-6-0 4-7-0 5-6-0 4-11-0
Belmont 11-13-0 6-4-0 5-9-0 6-5-0 4-8-0 8-7-0

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Total Pick: Belmont at UIC Under (153.5)

The DraftKings point total for this game is significantly higher (7.0 points) than the model projection. Put your money on the under.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
UIC 9-16-0 5-6-0 3-8-0 5-10-0
Belmont 10-12-2 3-8-0 7-4-1 6-9-0

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Moneyline Pick: Bradley (-135) at UNI (+114)

Score Prediction: Bradley 74, Northern Iowa 71

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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
Bradley 16-5 1-3 10-3 0-0 4-2 1-2 10-4 0-1
Northern Iowa 10-4 3-8 7-2 0-1 3-2 2-5 6-4 2-3

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Today’s MVC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Bradley (18-8) at Northern Iowa (14-12) 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 Bradley (-2.5) 140.5
Belmont (15-11) at UIC (10-16) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ Belmont (-3.5) 153.5
Murray State (11-15) at Drake (21-5) 2:00 PM ET ESPN+ Drake (-9) 140.5
Evansville (15-11) at Illinois State (12-14) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Illinois State (-5) 135

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