Bradley Vs Southern Illinois: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 19, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 18, 2023

Rienk Mast and the Bradley Braves (20-8, 13-4 MVC) will visit the Southern Illinois Salukis (20-8, 12-5 MVC) at SIU Arena on Sunday, February 19. Game time is 2:00 PM ET. Sunday’s matchup between the Braves and the Salukis features the Braves as slim 1.5-point favorites. A 127.5-point total is set for the matchup.

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Bradley Vs Southern Illinois Betting Lines

Bradley vs Southern Illinois Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Bradley -1.5 127.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Bradley (-1.5)
Total Pick Over (127.5)

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Bradley Vs Southern Illinois Stat Rankings

Bradley Avg. (Rank) Southern Illinois Avg. (Rank)
72.1 (169th) Points Scored 66.5 (309th)
61.6 (12th) Points Allowed 61.9 (15th)
34.1 (116th) Rebounds 28.5 (356th)
9.1 (191st) Off. Rebounds 6.2 (351st)
8.4 (80th) 3pt Made 7.8 (143rd)
13.4 (163rd) Assists 13.9 (133rd)
11.5 (123rd) Turnovers 12.3 (201st)

Bradley Vs Southern Illinois Betting Trends

  • The Braves have covered the spread 15 times in 27 games.
  • Bradley’s ATS record as 1.5-point favorites or more is 13-5-1.
  • This season, 13 of the Braves’ 27 games have gone over the point total.
  • In 17 games this season, Bradley and its opponent have combined to score more than 127.5 points.
  • Braves games have had an average of 133.7 points this season, 6.2 points higher than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Southern Illinois’ record against the spread is 11-15-1.
  • Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or more, the Salukis are 3-4.
  • Out of 27 Bradley’s games so far this season, 13 have gone over the total.
  • There have been 13 Salukis games this year with more than 127.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Southern Illinois’ games is 128.3 points, 0.8 more than this game’s over/under.

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Bradley Impact Players

  • Malevy Leons puts up 11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocked shots.
  • Mast is tops on his team in both points (13.9) and rebounds (7.8) per game, and also posts 2.3 assists. At the other end, he puts up 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.
  • Duke Deen leads his squad in assists per game (3), and also averages 10.5 points and 2.3 rebounds. At the other end, he delivers 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Connor Hickman puts up 8.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2 assists per contest, shooting 37.9% from the field and 35.6% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Darius Hannah is posting 5.8 points, 1.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Southern Illinois Impact Players

  • Marcus Domask is No. 1 on the Salukis in scoring (16.6 points per game), rebounding (5.8) and assists (3.9), making 45.9% from the floor and 32.6% from 3-point range with 1.5 triples per game. He also delivers 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Lance Jones is putting up 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest, making 36.3% of his shots from the floor and 28.1% from beyond the arc, with 2.2 treys per game.
  • Xavier Johnson is averaging 7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, making 50% of his shots from the floor and 40% from beyond the arc, with 1 treys per contest.
  • Jawaun Newton is averaging 5.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1 assists per game, making 49.6% of his shots from the field.
  • Clarence Rupert gives the Salukis 6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He also averages 0.4 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

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