Bradley Braves vs Southern Illinois Salukis Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bradley Braves vs Southern Illinois Salukis

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Banterra Center in Carbondale, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Bradley Braves (7-1) are headed to Banterra Center on Tuesday where they will play the Southern Illinois Salukis (3-5).

The Bradley Braves took the court against Judson and earned the victory with a final of 107-41 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Braves ended up with 15 and Judson recorded 13 fouls. They made 2 of 14 attempts from three-point range. Judson finished the contest at 81.8% at the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 11 attempts. On top of that, Judson pulled down 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Judson totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. When it comes to the defense, Bradley allowed the other team to shoot 28.8% from the floor on 15 of 52 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for this game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Braves buried 5 of 8 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Bradley ended the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (40 out of 83) and converted 22 of 53 3-pointers.

Duke Deen is one guy who played a role in this matchup. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played for 22 minutes played and pulled down 1 board. He ended up shooting 80.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 dimes.

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Bradley heads into this matchup with a mark of 7-1 so far this season. They have an average of 83.6 points per game (54th in the country) while hitting 51.2% from the field. The Braves are shooting 43.3% on 3-point shots (91 of 210) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Bradley is pulling in 36.3 rebounds per game and has earned 141 dimes this season, which is 25th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Braves have forced 13.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They rank 59th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 78 conceded on the season. The Braves defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 40.2% (187 of 465) and they surrender 31.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 27.1% on three-point shots while they are 91st in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.9).

The last time they took the court, the Southern Illinois Salukis got the victory with a final of 81-54 when they faced Florida Tech. The Salukis were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 39 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. Florida Tech had 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Salukis to the free throw line for 11 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Southern Illinois converted 6 of their 18 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Salukis went 33 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.1%. The Salukis allowed Florida Tech to knock down 18 out of 52 attempts from the field which had them shooting 34.6% for the matchup. They shot 23.5% from distance by going 4 out of 17 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 from the charity stripe (73.7%). When discussing rebounds, Southern Illinois permitted Florida Tech to grab 20 in total (5 offensive).

Kennard Davis ended up being important for the Salukis for this contest. He totaled 15 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He buried 6 of 13 for the contest for a rate of 46.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Southern Illinois has a win-loss mark of 3-5 for the season. The Salukis commit 16.9 fouls per game and they hit 66.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.1 times per game (71st in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. Southern Illinois has tallied 613 points this year (76.6 per game) and they average 39.1 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Salukis are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is ranked 158th in college hoops.

The Salukis on the defensive side of the court are 252nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 74.0. They are able to force 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (107th in the nation). The Southern Illinois defense gives up 32.3% from downtown (64 of 198) and their opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.3 assists and 37.1 total boards per game, which has them ranked 211th and 281st in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Southern Illinois and under the total points

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