| MATCHUP |
Murray State Racers |
Bradley Braves |
| Team Records |
20-10 |
19-11 |
| Spread |
+4.5 -112 |
-4.5 -108 |
| Moneyline |
+154 |
-185 |
| Total |
Over 158.5 (-105) |
Under 158.5 (-115) |
| Where |
Carver Arena, Peoria, IL |
| When |
Sunday, March 1, 2026 |
| Time |
02:00 PM EST |
| TV |
ESPN2 |
The Murray State Racers and the Bradley Braves meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Schottenstein Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Murray State Racers vs. Bradley Braves prediction.
Murray State Racers Recap
The Murray State Racers come into this game looking to build on their 88-75 win over Evansville last time out to sit at 20-10 this season.
Racers Snap Two-Game Skid
Javon Jackson leads the Racers in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 2.9 APG while Fred King has 13.7 PPG with 8.8 RPG to lead the Racers in rebounding. Roman Domon has 13.9 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Murray State up to this point in the year. Layne Taylor has 8.3 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 3.5 APG to lead Murray State in assists while JJ Traynor has 7.7 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Mason Miller has 6.2 PPG with 3.9 RPG. As a team, Murray State is averaging 84.9 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 34.8% from three and 76.4% from the foul line this season.
Bradley Braves Recap
The Bradley Braves come into this game looking to bounce back from a 93-86 loss to UIC last time out to sit at 19-11 this season.
Braves Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight
Jaquan Johnson leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 18.8 PPG and 4.3 RPG along with 3.5 APG and 3.4 SPG to lead the Braves in steals as well. Alex Huibregtse has 12.1 PPG and Demarion Burch has 10.3 PPG with 2.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Bradley up to this point in the year. AJ Smith has 7.9 PPG with a team-high 5.4 RPG and Montana Wheeler’s also added 9.1 PPG and 3.2 APG as well this season. As a team, Bradley is averaging 78.3 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season.
Murray State Racers vs. Bradley Braves Prediction
I’m on Bradley here. Two teams in the MVC that are in a dogfight for a top-3 seed, but the thing is that Murray’s been less effective on the road and Bradley’s been a solid team at home this season where they’ve picked up a ton of wins so far this season. Bradley should be able to get the job done here and get the all-important win here so give me Bradley in this one.
Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Bradley -4.5
