Valparaiso vs Bradley Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/29/24

The Valparaiso Beacons and the Bradley Braves meet Sunday 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 a Valparaiso vs. Bradley prediction.

Valparaiso Recap

The Valparaiso Beacons come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 107-57 win over subdivision Calumet last time out. After this game, Valparaiso will head on the road for a game against Missouri State.

Beacons Win Consecutive Games

Cooper Schwieger leads the Beacons in scoring and rebounding with 13 PPG and 7.6 RPG while Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro has 12.3 PPG with 2.3 APG. Tyler Schmidt has 11.8 PPG and All Wright has 10.9 PPG and 3 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Valparaiso so far this season. Darius DeAveiro has a team-high 3.2 APG to lead the Beacons in assists while Devon Ellis has 9.3 PPG with 3.8 RPG. As a team, Valparaiso is averaging 80.4 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three, and 80.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Valparaiso Beacons will win

• Bradley has lost each of its last four day games against the Missouri Valley Conference.
• Valparaiso has won five of its last six day games.

Bradley Recap

The Bradley Braves come into this game looking to build on a 92-59 win over Canisius last time out. After this game, Bradley will head on the road to take on Indiana State.

Braves Win Back-To-Back Games

Duke Deen leads the Braves in scoring and assists with 14.8 PPG and 4.5 APG along with 3.3 RPG while Zek Montgomery has 13 PPG. Darius Hannah has 12 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Braves in rebounding while Christian Davis has 10 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.3 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 82 PPG on 50.3% shooting from the field, 45.7% from three, and 74.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the Bradley Braves will win

• Bradley has won each of its last 10 games at Carver Arena.
• Valparaiso has lost 13 of its last 14 games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

Valparaiso vs. Bradley Prediction

I’m on the Bradley Braves here. I get the reasoning for looking at an underdog in spots, but Bradley’s plain and simply the better team. I thought if there was going to be a spot where maybe they’d falter, it would’ve been laying 25 against Canisius but the Braves won that game by 33 points and I think they beat up on Valparaiso, who has been one of the cellar dwellers in the MVC since joining the conference a few years ago. Give me Bradley.