Bradley Braves

The Braves covered 3 of 11 road games in 2025-26, a road cover rate that only nine Division I teams undercut. At home they won 14 of 16, and one of the two defeats came at -3000.

The road

Bradley went 4-7 in true road games, covered three, and the 11 road moneylines lost 4.29 units. Losses at Belmont (+154), Murray State (+200), Illinois State (62-88 at +205), Northern Iowa and UIC all failed to cover, and so did a 72-79 defeat at Valparaiso at -155. The three road covers were wins at Indiana State, Drake and Southern Illinois (+124).

Home

At home the Braves went 14-2 and the 15 priced home moneylines made 2.53 units, but they covered only 7 of 15 there. Wins at -11.5 over Evansville and -21.5 over UMass Lowell fell short of the number. One of the two home losses was the shortest price any Bradley loss carried all season: 67-78 to UT Martin at -3000 on 12 November. The other was 70-85 to UIC at -305.

Favorite and underdog

As favorites, 21 times: 17-4, ten covers, and 2.56 units on the 20 priced; 34 teams made more. As underdogs: 3-8, four covers, 3.91 units lost on 11 priced games.

The opponents

UIC beat Bradley twice, no covers. Northern Iowa took two of the three meetings, ending Bradley’s MVC tournament in the semifinal, 73-69, though that one covered at +4.5. Valparaiso was met three times, two Bradley wins and one cover, including the MVC quarterfinal 90-84.

Neutral floors and after

On neutral courts the Braves went 3-3, the best of it 74-64 over Liberty at +180 in November. The season then ended in the NIT first round, 66-80 at home to Dayton.

The total

Eighteen overs, 14 unders: 56.3% over, with 72 teams over more often.

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