MVC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 20

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 20, 2024

The Wednesday postseason college basketball slate includes two games featuring a MVC team in action. Among those games is the Loyola Chicago Ramblers squaring off against the Bradley Braves. Here are our recomendations for the best bets on action throughout the conference.

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: Bradley (-5) vs Loyola

The model projects Bradley to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by more points (6.3 to 5).

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Bradley 16-14-2 14-10-2 2-4-0 8-6-1 5-7-0 10-12-0
Loyola Chicago 17-14-0 10-9-0 7-5-0 9-7-0 7-4-0 13-6-0

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Total Pick: SMU at Indiana State Under (160)

The model projects a total (150.4 points) much lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup (160 points). Take the under.

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Indiana State 19-14-0 9-4-0 5-8-0 11-12-0
SMU 13-18-0 6-10-0 7-5-0 10-9-0

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Moneyline Pick: Bradley (-218) vs Loyola (+180)

Score Prediction: Bradley 74, Loyola Chicago 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
Bradley 20-6 1-5 12-3 0-0 5-3 1-3 14-5 0-3
Loyola Chicago 15-4 7-5 12-2 2-0 3-1 4-3 9-2 6-2

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Today’s MVC Schedule

Matchup Tournament Game Time TV Favorite Total
Loyola Chicago (23-9) at Bradley (22-11) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ Bradley (-5) 141.5
SMU (20-12) at Indiana State (28-6) 7:00 PM ET ESPN+ Indiana State (-7.5) 160

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