MVC College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – February 19

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 18, 2023

MVC teams will be in action in three games on Sunday’s college basketball slate, and we have your best bets information below. That includes the Valparaiso Beacons squaring off against the UIC Flames at Credit Union 1 Arena.

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 (+1.5) vs Valpo

The model have UIC as 0.9-point favorites in this one despite the opposite prediction from DraftKings. However, the margin between the two lines is 2.4 points.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
UIC 14-11-2 7-0-1 7-11-1 7-4-1 5-7-1 6-9-2
Valparaiso 12-15-0 6-3-0 6-12-0 7-6-0 4-8-0 9-8-0

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Total Pick: Belmont at Drake Under (147.5)

In this game, the model projects a total (143.6 points) lower than the DraftKings over/under (147.5 points).

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O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Drake 15-12-0 6-6-0 8-3-0 10-7-0
Belmont 15-12-0 7-5-0 6-6-0 10-7-0

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Moneyline Pick: UIC (+105) vs Valpo (-125)

Score Prediction: UIC 71, Valparaiso 70

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
UIC 7-0 1-18 4-0 1-7 1-0 0-11 2-0 0-15
Valparaiso 8-1 2-16 7-0 0-6 1-1 1-9 4-0 1-12

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Today’s MVC Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Bradley (20-8) at Southern Illinois (20-8) 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 Bradley (-1.5) 127.5
Valparaiso (11-17) at UIC (10-18) 3:00 PM ET ESPN+ Valparaiso (-1.5) 140.5
Belmont (19-9) at Drake (22-6) 4:00 PM ET CBS Sports Drake (-7.5) 147.5

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