Bradley vs Southern Illinois Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/3/24

The Bradley Braves and the Southern Illinois Salukis meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Banterra Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Bradley vs. Southern Illinois prediction.

Bradley Recap

The Bradley Braves come into this game looking to build on their 107-41 win over subdivision Judson to improve to 7-1 on the year. After this game, the Braves will head to a neutral floor to square off against Santa Clara.

Braves Win 6th Straight

Duke Deen leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 14.2 PPG and 4.9 APG while Darius Hannah has 13.4 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Braves in rebounding. Zek Montgomery has 12.8 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.3 APG and Christian Davis has 11 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.5 APG. Almar Atlason has 10.4 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bradley so far this season. As a team, Bradley is averaging 83.6 PPG on 51.2% shooting from the field, 43.3% from three, and 72.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bradley Braves will win

• Bradley has won each of its last six games.
• Southern Illinois has lost each of its last three games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

Southern Illinois Recap

The Southern Illinois Salukis come into this one looking to build on an 81-54 win over Florida Tech last time out to improve to 3-5 on the year. After this game, Southern Illinois will face Southern Indiana, Austin Peay, and High Point.

Salukis Looking To Build Momentum

Kennard Davis Jr. leads the Salukis in scoring and assists with 15.3 PPG and 2.9 APG along with 4.5 RPG and 2.5 SPG while Ali Dibba has 15.1 PPG with 3.8 RPG. Elijah Elliott has 14 PPG with 3.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Southern Illinois up to this point in the year. Jarrett Hensley also has 9.8 PPG with 5.9 RPG to lead the Salukis on the glass so far this season. As a team, Southern Illinois is averaging 76.6 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three, and 66.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Southern Illinois Salukis will win

• Southern Illinois has won each of its last five night games at Banterra Center.
• Bradley has lost five of its last six night games at Banterra Center.

Bradley vs. Southern Illinois Prediction

I’m on Bradley here. The Salukis have a pair of subdivision wins this season and a win over North Dakota State. While a lot of the losses have come away from home, going back home to take on Bradley isn’t the most ideal spot as this Bradley team might be the best in the conference in my opinion. They have a ton of scoring depth and are sound defensively as well. Give me the Braves and the reasonable line.