The Drake University and Bradley Braves men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in the 2023 Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship game on Sunday, March 5 in St. Louis. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. CT.
No. 1 seed Bradley University enters the matchup 25-8 overall. Most recently, Bradley beat No. 5-seeded Indiana State 71-70 on Saturday in an MVC tournament semifinal game.
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No. 2 seed Drake University comes into the contest 26-7 overall. On Saturday, Drake defeated No. 3-seeded Southern Illinois 65-52 in the MVC tournament semifinals.
Earlier this season, Drake beat Bradley 86-61 on Jan. 14 in Des Moines, Iowa. Then, Bradley defeated Drake 73-61 on Feb. 26 in Peoria, Illinois.
Arch Madness: Drake vs. Bradley basketball betting odds
Bradley University guard Zek Montgomery (3) rises for a basket against Indiana State during their Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament semifinal game on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
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As of 9:04 p.m. CT on Saturday, Drake opened as a 1-point favorite against Bradley, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.
The over/under opened at 131 points.
Drake opened at -115 (bet $115 to win $100) to win outright, and Bradley opened at -105 (bet $105 to win $100) to win outright.
Drake University head Coach Darian Devries yells at the refs after one of his players is knocked to the ground in the second half on Saturday, March 9, 2019 during the third round of the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Enterprise Center. Six seed Northern Iowa unseated Second seed Drake 60-58. Photo by Colter Peterson, [email protected]
Drake Bulldogs head coach Darian DeVries calls out to his players in the second half of the Championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Sunday, March 6, 2022, in St. Louis. Photo by David Carson, [email protected]
Drake Bulldogs head coach Darian DeVries yells at his players on the court during the second half of the championship game at the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Loyola University Chicago defeated Drake University 75-65. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, [email protected]
Drake head coach Darian DeVries excitedly calls out to his players in the first half of the quarterfinal round game of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament between the University of Northern Iowa and Drake at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Friday, March 6, 2020. Drake, the eighth seed, upset first seeded Northern Iowa 77-56. Photo by David Carson, [email protected]
Drake University head coach Darian DeVries applauds his teams performance on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in the second half of a Missouri Valley Conference game against Illinois State at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]
Drake head coach Darian DeVries is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an Ncaa College Basketball game against Illinois State in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s tournament Thursday, March 5, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries yells from the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 6, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries reacts as his team falls behind in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Valparaiso, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Valparaiso, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries directs players during an NCAA college basketball game against Valparaiso on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Valparaiso, Ind. Valparaiso won 74-57. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries gives directions against USC during the first half of a men’s college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Saturday, March 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries walks off the court after his team defeated Mississippi State during an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/John S. Peterson)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries directs his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 88-81 in double overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake University head coach Darian DeVries yells at the refs after one of his players is knocked to the ground in the second half on Saturday, March 9, 2019 during the third round of the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Enterprise Center. Six seed Northern Iowa unseated Second seed Drake 60-58. Photo by Colter Peterson, [email protected]
Drake Bulldogs head coach Darian DeVries calls out to his players in the second half of the Championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament Sunday, March 6, 2022, in St. Louis. Photo by David Carson, [email protected]
Drake Bulldogs head coach Darian DeVries yells at his players on the court during the second half of the championship game at the Missouri Valley Conference basketball tournament at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Loyola University Chicago defeated Drake University 75-65. Photo by Cheyenne Boone, [email protected]
Drake head coach Darian DeVries excitedly calls out to his players in the first half of the quarterfinal round game of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball tournament between the University of Northern Iowa and Drake at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Friday, March 6, 2020. Drake, the eighth seed, upset first seeded Northern Iowa 77-56. Photo by David Carson, [email protected]
Drake University head coach Darian DeVries applauds his teams performance on Thursday, March 5, 2020, in the second half of a Missouri Valley Conference game against Illinois State at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, [email protected]
Drake head coach Darian DeVries is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois State in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s tournament Thursday, March 5, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries yells from the sidelines during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference men’s tournament Friday, March 6, 2020, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries reacts as his team falls behind in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Valparaiso, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Valparaiso, Ind. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries directs players during an NCAA college basketball game against Valparaiso on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Valparaiso, Ind. Valparaiso won 74-57. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Drake head coach Darian DeVries watches from the bench during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Loyola of Chicago, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake won 51-50 in overtime. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
