Bradley Braves vs UNI Panthers Prediction, 2/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bradley Braves vs UNI Panthers

Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024

Location: McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA

TV: ESPN+

The UNI Panthers (14-12) will compete against the Bradley Braves (18-8) at McLeod Center on Sunday.

The Bradley Braves stepped onto the hardwood against UIC and earned the victory with a final of 85-73 in their last game. Bradley wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (26 of 53) and converted 8 out of their 21 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Braves made 25 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 92.6%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 34 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest in addition to creating 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Bradley allowed 45.8% from the field on 27 of 59 shooting. UIC earned 10 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. In addition, UIC had 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't have a block. UIC finished shooting 56.3% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 16 shots. They made 10 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Braves left the arena with 13 and UIC had 19 fouls.

Darius Hannah is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up with 21 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 80.0% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Bradley comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 18-8 this season. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Bradley is snagging 35.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 362 dimes on the campaign, which is 109th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Braves are connecting on 37.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (235 of 632) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.8 pts per game (123rd in the country) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Braves have forced 13.1 turnovers every game while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 87th in D-1 in PPG allowed (68.1). The Braves defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (617 of 1,457) and they relinquish 32.7 boards per game as a team. They are 142nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 308 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the UNI Panthers took home the win by a final score of 86-67 against Valparaiso. The Panthers earned 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 13 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. Valparaiso committed 17 personal fouls for the contest which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to 3-point shots, UNI made 8 of their 16 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Panthers went 34 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 66.7%. The Panthers allowed Valparaiso to knock down 26 out of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.6% in the game. They went 40.0% from downtown by going 10 out of 25 and finished the game at 5 out of 8 at the charity stripe (62.5%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, UNI permitted Valparaiso to snag 20 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Tytan Anderson was important for the Panthers in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the matchup.

UNI has a win-loss mark of 14-12 so far this season. The Panthers are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.7 times per contest (233rd in the country) and they turn it over 10.7 times per contest. UNI has scored 1,890 points on the season (72.7 per contest) and they average 33.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Panthers are connecting on 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 97th in the nation.

The Panthers are ranked 158th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (238th in college basketball). The UNI defense allows 34.8% from downtown (209 of 601) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.8 assists and 32.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 36th and 72nd in the nation.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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