The Illinois State Redbirds (12-6, 4-3 MVC) will look to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Bradley Braves (13-6, 6-2 MVC) on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at CEFCU Arena as 5.5-point favorites. The game airs at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The over/under in the matchup is set at 149.5.

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Illinois State vs. Bradley betting lines

• Illinois State moneyline odds to win: -252
• Bradley moneyline odds to win: +207
• Spread: Illinois State (-5.5)
• Total: 149.5

Illinois State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• Against the spread, Illinois State has performed better at home, covering five times in seven home games, and two times in six road games.
• The Redbirds have exceeded the over/under in two of seven home games (28.6%). They’ve done better in road games, eclipsing the total in three of six matchups (50%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Illinois State has taken six of seven games at home, good for a .857 winning percentage. It has won two of four games on the road (.500) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• On offense, the Redbirds have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 78.7 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 78.8 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
• The past 10 games have seen Illinois State give up 1.1 more points per game (68.4) than its season-long average (67.3).
• While the Redbirds are connecting on the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests when compared to their season-long average (8.6), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (36.0% from deep over the last 10, 35.5% on the season).

Illinois State betting records this season

• ATS Record: 10-7-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 8-5-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
• O-U-P: 7-10-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 3-3-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-3 (Home: 6-1; Away: 2-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)

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Bradley statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Bradley has performed better at home (4-5-0) than away (1-4-0).
• Braves games have finished above the over/under 55.6% of the time at home (five of nine), and 60% of the time away (three of five).

Recent trends

• While the Braves are posting 79.1 points per game in 2025-26, they have bettered that mark over their past 10 games, amassing 83.3 a contest.
• Bradley is surrendering 74.3 points per contest over its last 10 games, which is 2.1 more points than it is allowing for the season (72.2).
• Over their past 10 games, the Braves are making 8.7 three-pointers per contest, 0.1 fewer threes than their season average (8.8). They own a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (34.8%) compared to their season average (34.6%).

Bradley betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-11-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 1-4-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 6-7-0; As Underdog: 1-4-0)
• O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 3-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-2 (Home: 8-1; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)