Bradley Braves vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 1/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bradley Braves vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (8-5) will try to beat the Bradley Braves (11-2) at Hulman Center on Wednesday.

The Bradley Braves faced Valparaiso and earned the victory with a final of 81-75 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Braves ended up with 21 while Valparaiso finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of 24 attempts from distance. Valparaiso finished the contest at 72.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 33 shots. In addition, Valparaiso collected 45 rebounds (15 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't have a block. Valparaiso distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Bradley let their opponent shoot 34.4% from the floor on 22 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Braves buried 18 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Bradley walked away from the game with a 40.0% field goal percentage (28 out of 70) and made 7 of their 25 3-point shots.

Darius Hannah is a player who came through in this matchup. He notched 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Bradley comes into this one with a record of 11-2 for the year. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group are committing 15.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Bradley is collecting 35.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 218 assists this season, which is 50th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Braves are hitting 44.4% from downtown (146 of 329) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 81.9 points per outing (58th in the country) while connecting on 49.3% from the field.

On defense, the Braves are forcing 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 53rd in D-1 in allowing assists with 138 surrendered so far this year. The Braves are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.1% (302 of 753) and they relinquish 33.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 30.3% on shots from distance while they are 93rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana State Sycamores took a defeat with a final score of 103-83 when they faced Ohio State. With respect to cleaning the glass, Indiana State permitted Ohio State to get 30 in all (7 offensive). They finished 33.3% from distance via 7 of 21 and ended up shooting 28 of 41 at the free throw line (68.3%). The Sycamores permitted Ohio State to bury 34 of 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 55.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Sycamores finished the game shooting 23 out of 54 from the field which had them at 42.6%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Indiana State converted 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to knock down 27 of those for a rate of 84.4%. Ohio State earned 23 personal fouls in the game which took the Sycamores to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They gave up possession 19 times, while getting 1 steal for this contest. The Sycamores were able to snag 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup.

Jaden Daughtry ended up being a major contributor for the Sycamores for the matchup. He earned 25 points in his 20 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He made 7 of 10 for this game for a rate of 70.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Indiana State has a record of 8-5 for the year. As an offense, the Sycamores are shooting 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 19th in D-1. Indiana State has accumulated 1,096 pts for the season (84.3 per contest) and they snag 37.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (61st in D-1) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per contest. The Sycamores have committed 17.7 personal fouls per game and they go 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Sycamores on the defensive side of the court are 310th in college in PPG surrendered with 76.8. They have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (195th in the nation). The Indiana State defense gives up 31.5% on 3-point shots (95 of 302) and opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.7 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 42nd and 164th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana State

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