Scott Spreitzer
CBB 25* GAME OF THE MONTH! *54-27, 67% GOM Run!
I'm laying the points with Bradley on Wednesday. Since Daniel Ruffin's return, the Braves have been playing lights-out basketball. They're 4-0 SU & ATS with their leader back on the floor. But you could see the improvement taking place even before Ruffin's return. BU won at Northern Iowa and took Drake to the wire before losing by a point. In fact, the Braves ride into Wednesday on a five-game win streak. Everyone on the offensive end has benefited from Ruffin's return, but it's on the defensive end where his significance gets overlooked. Over the last four games, Bradley has held the opposition to 27-percent from area code three, allowing just 20 of 74 attempts to ring true. In the last three games, BU has allowed just 55 made field goals, or 18.3 per game on 36-percent shooting. And, the Braves are forcing a minus-4 assist-to-turnover ratio, holding the opposition to UNDER 10 assists per night. This is all very bad news for a Missouri State squad that really hit the skids around Christmas time. The Bears are 4-9 SU & ATS since December 22, overall. They have lost eight straight road games since their season-opening win at Toledo. And, they're a dismal 0-8 ATS in lined road games this season. Bradley has lost four in a row to Missouri State, including a loss in early January, depsite leading by four points at the break. Of course, BU did not have Daniel Ruffin at the time and they were in the middle of a six-game losing skid. Well, the shoe is on the other foot in this one, and I believe Bradley will get their quadruple revenge without much trouble. I look for the Braves to win by 15-to-17 points.
25* MVC GOM
Bradley