Indiana State vs Bradley Prediction 1/15/25 College Basketball Picks

The Indiana State Sycamores and the Bradley Braves meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Carver Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Indiana State vs. Bradley prediction.

Indiana State Recap

The Indiana State Sycamores come into this game looking to bounce back from an 84-79 loss at the hands of Belmont last time out to fall to 9-8 on the year. After this game, Indiana State will head home for a game against Drake.

Sycamores Lose Back-To-Back Games And 4 Of Last 5

Samage Teel leads the Sycamores in scoring and assists with 17.6 PPG and 4.8 APG along with 4.6 RPG while Jaden Daughtry has 13.8 PPG with 4.6 RPG as well on the year as the only other double-digit scorer for Indiana State so far this season. K’mani Doughty has 8.9 PPG with 2.9 RPG and Camp Wagner has 8.4 PPG with 2.8 RPG as well this season. Aaron Gray has 8.3 PPG with 5.6 RPG in 10 games played so far this season. Markus Harding also added 7.7 PPG with 4.6 RPG as well this year. As a team, Indiana State is averaging 83.8 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field, 34.7% from three, and 74% from the foul line this season.

Why the Indiana State Sycamores will win

• Indiana State has won eight of its last 10 road games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

Bradley Recap

The Bradley Braves come into this game looking to build on a 61-60 win over UIC last time out to improve to 14-3 on the year. After this game, Bradley will head on the road for a game against Murray State.

Braves Win 6th In Last 7 Tries

Duke Deen leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 14.4 PPG and 4.2 APG along with 3.6 RPG while Zek Montgomery has 14.2 PPG. Darius Hannah has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 5.5 RPG to lead the Braves in rebounding while Christian Davis has 10.1 PPG with 5.1 RPG and 2 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bradley up to this point in the year. As a team, Bradley is averaging 78.9 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 41.4% from three, and 75.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bradley Braves will win

• Bradley has won each of its last 10 night games at Carver Arena following a road win.
• Indiana State has lost four of its last five games.

Total Points Facts

• Twenty-one of Bradley’s last 22 night games against Conference opponents at Carver Arena have produced a total of 154 or fewer points.
• Each of Indiana State’s last seven night games has produced a total of 157+ points.

Indiana State vs. Bradley Prediction

I’m on Bradley here. In a lot of spots in MVC play, you could strongly consider Bradley to be overpriced and overvalued, but the problem with Indiana State here is that the Sycamores have been a sieve defensively and haven’t really been able to get a stop against anyone. The Braves are the better team and normally play their best basketball at home and I trust Bradley and their scoring depth to be able to hold it down at home. Until Indiana State shows me that they can get stops defensively, they’re going to be a hard team to back against the elite squads in the MVC. Give me Bradley here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Bradley -8