Bradley vs. Illinois State betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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The Bradley Braves (17-3, 8-1 MVC) are 8.5-point favorites as they look to extend a four-game win streak when they host the Illinois State Redbirds (12-8, 4-5 MVC) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Carver Arena. The game airs at 2:00 PM ET on CBS Sports Network. The point total for the matchup is 141.5.

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Bradley Cover -8.5 vs Illinois State -111

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Bradley vs. Illinois State betting lines

  • Bradley moneyline odds to win: -433
  • Illinois State moneyline odds to win: +330
  • Spread: Bradley (-8.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Bradley statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Bradley owns a better record against the spread when playing at home (5-4-0) than it does in away games (3-3-0).
  • The Braves have gone over the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in five of nine home matchups (55.6%). In road games, they have hit the over in three of six games (50%).
  • Bradley has performed worse as a moneyline favorite at home, sporting a home record of 8-1, compared to going 4-0 in road games.

Recent trends

  • The Braves have seen a decrease in scoring recently, racking up 79.7 points per game in their last 10 outings, 1.5 points fewer than the 81.2 they’ve scored this season.
  • Bradley’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (67.4) is 0.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.7).
  • The Braves are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 9.4 threes per game and shooting 37.8% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 10.5 makes and 41.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Bradley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 4-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-7-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 15-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49 (23rd in nation) 39.6 (28th) 32.1 (200th) 31.1 (175th) 15.9 (68th) 11.7 (213th)

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Illinois State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Illinois State has had better results away (5-1-0) than at home (5-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Redbirds games have gone over less often at home (six of 10, 60%) than away (four of six, 66.7%).
  • The Redbirds’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is 1.000 (2-0), and on the road it is .600 (3-2).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Redbirds are averaging 74.3 points per contest, 2.9 fewer points than their season average (77.2).
  • Illinois State is ceding 70.1 points per contest in its previous 10 games, which is 1.5 fewer points than it is allowing for the season (71.6).
  • The Redbirds are draining 9.9 three-pointers per contest in their past 10 games, which is 0.5 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (10.4). Additionally, they sport a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (39.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (40%).

Illinois State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-7-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 5-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-0; As Underdog: 9-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-7-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 5-3; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-4 (Home: 2-0; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.9 (25th in nation) 45.1 (277th) 30.8 (279th) 27.4 (21st) 14.4 (135th) 10.3 (73rd)
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