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The top-seeded Bradley Braves (25-8, 16-4 MVC) are favored by 1 point when they square off against the No. 2 seed Drake Bulldogs (26-7, 15-5 MVC) in the MVC Tournament Championship with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket up for grabs. The contest on Sunday at Enterprise Center begins at 2:00 PM and airs on CBS.
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How do I watch Braves vs. Bulldogs?
- Game Day: Sunday, March 5, 2023
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Arena: Enterprise Center
Betting Lines for Braves vs. Bulldogs
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley | -1 | 130 |
Bradley Betting Stats & Information
- Bradley has won 88% of its games this season when the moneyline favorite (22-3).
- The Braves are 22-3 (winning 88% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline favorite of -109 or shorter.
- The Braves have a 19-13-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Bulldogs have a 2-3 record against the spread in games they were an underdog by 1 point or more this year.
- The average total in Bradley’s games this season is 3.2 more points than the over/under of 130 in this game.
Drake Betting Stats & Info
- This season, Drake has been the underdog five times and won two of those games.
- The Bulldogs have a record of 2-3 when they’re set as an underdog of -111 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The Bulldogs are 15-16-1 against the spread this season.
- In games they have played as at least 1-point underdogs this year, the Bulldogs are 2-3 against the spread.
- The average total in Drake’s games this year is 9.6 more points than the point total of 130 for this outing.
Bradley vs. Drake Season Stat Comparison
| Bradley Rank | Bradley AVG | Drake AVG | Drake Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185th | 71.5 | Points Scored | 75.3 | 98th |
| 13th | 61.7 | Points Allowed | 64.3 | 34th |
| 92nd | 33.3 | Rebounds | 33.5 | 77th |
| 179th | 8.6 | Off. Rebounds | 7.2 | 289th |
| 96th | 8.1 | 3pt Made | 8 | 108th |
| 150th | 13.5 | Assists | 13.7 | 136th |
| 106th | 11.2 | Turnovers | 9.9 | 21st |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Bradley Braves Leaders
- The scoring and rebounding leader for the Braves is Rienk Mast, who puts up 14.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.
- Duke Deen leads Bradley in assists, averaging 2.9 per game while also scoring 9.6 points per contest.
- The Braves get the most three-point shooting production out of Deen, who knocks down two threes per game.
Drake Bulldogs Leaders
- Tucker DeVries sits at the top of the Bulldogs scoring leaderboard with 18.9 points per game. He also pulls down 5.6 rebounds and averages 1.8 assists per game.
- The Drake leaders in rebounding and assists are Darnell Brodie with 7.2 rebounds per game (he also adds 8.7 points and 1.1 assists per game) and Roman Penn with 5.4 assists per game (he also tacks on 12.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game).
- DeVries is dependable from three-point range and leads the Bulldogs with 2.6 made threes per game.
