The top seed in the Missouri Valley, the Belmont Bruins, will be in Peoria tonight to face the #3 seed Bradley Braves. The Bruins are on a roll, winning 9 straight, and cruised to an easy victory over the Braves on January 1st, 88-78. The Bruins are a scoring machine, averaging 83.4 points per game, and are deadly on 3-pointers. Belmont is also 12-2 in conference play and Bradley is 9-5. The Braves will have to be in the zone tonight and play flawless basketball if they want to come away with a win. The line is currently Belmont -2 and the hook, with a money line of -160. Don’t sweat the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BELMONT BRUINS M/L