Bradley vs. Belmont betting: College basketball preview for February 5

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MVC foes meet when the Bradley Braves (18-5, 9-3 MVC) host the Belmont Bruins (15-8, 7-5 MVC) at Carver Arena, beginning at 9:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The Braves are 7.5-point favorites in the game. The point total in the matchup is set at 157.5.

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Bradley Cover -7.5 vs Belmont -112

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Bradley vs. Belmont betting lines

  • Bradley moneyline odds to win: -353
  • Belmont moneyline odds to win: +277
  • Spread: Bradley (-7.5)
  • Total: 157.5

Bradley statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Bradley has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in 11 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered three times in seven opportunities in road games.
  • Looking at point totals, the Braves hit the over less often when playing at home, as they’ve eclipsed the total six times in 11 opportunities this season (54.5%). In away games, they have hit the over four times in seven opportunities (57.1%).
  • Bradley has won a lower percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home, going 9-2 (.818). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 4-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Braves have been scoring 75.8 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 79.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Bradley’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (70.9) is 1.9 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.0).
  • The Braves’ last 10 contests have seen them make 8.1 three-pointers per game while shooting 33.6% from deep. Both numbers are down compared to their 2024-25 averages of 9.9 makes and 39.8%.

Bradley betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-12-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 3-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 9-9-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-8-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-2 (Home: 9-2; Away: 4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.5 (29th in nation) 40.2 (31st) 32.2 (189th) 31.2 (189th) 15.0 (98th) 11.7 (226th)

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Belmont statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Belmont has had better results away (5-4-0) than at home (3-7-1).
  • Bruins games have gone above the over/under 81.8% of the time at home (nine of 11), and 66.7% of the time away (six of nine).
  • The Bruins’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs is .000 (0-2), and on the road it is .500 (3-3).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bruins are putting up 81.7 points per contest, 0.3 more than their season average (81.4).
  • Belmont is ceding 80.1 points per game over its past 10 games, which is 1.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (78.8).
  • Over their past 10 games, the Bruins are making 10.7 treys per game, 0.2 more than their season average (10.5). However, they have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (36.8%) compared to their season average (37.5%).

Belmont betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-12-1 (Home: 3-7-1; Away: 5-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-7-1; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 16-6-0 (Home: 9-2-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 7-2; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 0-2; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (84th in nation) 46.1 (312th) 33.0 (137th) 33.3 (301st) 17.3 (13th) 10.9 (135th)
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