Next game- Indiana State at Bradley, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 7:05 pm

[Big Mike]

Surprising Sycamores learning how to win....

http://www.bradleyhoops.com/homepage/x1671996819/Surprising-Sycamores-learning-how-to-win

[BradleyBrave]

Opening Line - BU -4.5, o/u 127.5

[Braves4Life]

Opening Line - BU -4.5, o/u 127.5

If I knew where to place a bet I'd put A LOT on BU to cover that!

[BradleyBrave]

If I knew where to place a bet I'd put A LOT on BU to cover that!

www.intertops.com - Been using it for over 12 years. Have a friend that's been to their actual offices in Antigua. It's as legit as they get.

[AZ BU Fan]

B4L

This must not only be a win, it must be a BIG statement win..... 15+ point victory!

or else what?

[Da Coach]

Pregame notes from BradleyBraves.com-

http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&ATCLID=204864673&DB_OEM_ID=3400

Game Info
Game 14 - Indiana State Sycamores (10-4, 2-1 MVC) at Bradley Braves (6-7, 1-2 MVC)
Wednesday, Jan. 6 - 7:05 p.m. CST - Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena (11,164)
Series History - Bradley leads 47-24

Television: None
Radio: 1470 AM WMBD -- Dave Snell (play-by-play), Chuck Buescher (analyst), Joe Stowell (analyst) and Dan DiOrio (pregame host)
Online: BradleyBraves.com -- subscription video streams, free audio streams and live stats
NASCAR Promotion
Bradley Basketball fans will have the opportunity to do more than take in Wednesday night's game against the Sycamores ... NASCAR driver Jeff Burton and car owner Richard Childress of the Caterpillar Sprint Cup team will be available for autographs in the Peoria Civic Center's Exhibit Hall D from 5:20-6:20 Wednesday night...Fans must have a ticket for Wednesday's basketball game in order to view the CAT car and receive autographs from Burton and Childress...Following the open autograph session, Burton and Childress will attend the Braves Club pregame party in the Civic Center's Theater Lobby from 6:30-6:55.
Brief Home Appearance
Opening the Missouri Valley Conference schedule as the only league school to play four of its first six conference games on the road, Bradley will make a quick home appearance Wednesday night when the Braves host Indiana State in a 7:05 p.m. tip at Carver Arena...Bradley has lost five of its last six games overall and the Braves will be trying to snap a three-game home losing streak...The Braves have not won a home game since Nov. 24 versus Presbyterian College, a stretch of 42 days heading into Wednesday's game versus Indiana State...Bradley owns a 47-24 lead in the all-time series versus Indiana State, which dates to an 86-63 win in non-conference action Dec. 28, 1968 at Robertson Field House.
Home Dominance Versus Indiana State
Bradley owns a 29-6 all-time home record versus Indiana State, including a 23-4 (.852) mark at Carver Arena...The 23 wins versus Indiana State at Carver Arena are the most against any single opponent in the 28-year history of the facility...Bradley has won 11 consecutive home games versus Indiana State, matching the second-longest home winning streak the Braves have ever enjoyed against another Valley rival.
The Home Streak
Bradley has won 11 consecutive home games versus Indiana State and can match its longest home winning streak against a Valley opponent in program history...The Braves have enjoyed longer home winning streaks versus Wichita State (16) and Saint Louis (14), but four wins in each streak were played as non-conference matchups...During Bradley's 16-game home winning streak versus Wichita State from 1948-64 wins 1, 5, 6 and 7 were non-conference games, as were the last four home wins versus Saint Louis.
Longest Home Win Streaks vs. MVC Teams
Wichita State 16 1948-64 (4 non MVC)
Saint Louis 14 1965-88 (last 4 non-MVC)
Indiana State 11 1998-Active
North Texas 11 1958-70
UNI 11 1971-01 (1st non-MVC)
Drake 10 1994-2003
Tulsa 10 1957-66
Creighton 8 1992-2000
Illinois State 7 2003-Active
Southern Illinois 7 1985-91
Evansville 6 2004-Active
Cincinnati 5 1957-62
N.M. State 5 1940-74 (1st 4 non-MVC)
West Texas State 5 1982-86
Missouri State 3 2004-06
Louisville 2 1970-71
Frequent Travelers
Bradley is the only Valley team to start the league schedule by playing four of its first six games on the road...Following Wednesday's home game versus Indiana State, the Braves will hit the road for two more games -- Saturday at Missouri State and Jan. 12 at UNI, two teams that have combined for a 14-0 home record to start this week...Those two road games will be Bradley's eighth and ninth away from home, compared to just seven at home after it hosts Indiana State.
Back With A Vengance
After missing the entire 2008-09 season due to a stress fracture in his foot, junior guard Andrew Warren leads The Valley in scoring in league play at 20.3 ppg...Warren scored 24 points in each of the first two Valley games, then was "held" to 13 points Sunday at Wichita State...In addition to shooting 48.8 percent from the field, Warren has made 7-of-13 (.53 3-point field goal attempts and 14-of-15 (.933) free throw attempts in Valley action.
Chasing 1,000 Points
Bradley junior guards Sam Maniscalco and Andrew Warren both are on pace to join the school's 1,000-Point Club this season...Maniscalco enters the week with 872 career points, while Warren owns 772 points...At his current average of 9.7 ppg, Maniscalco needs 14 more games to join the club...At his current average of 15.2 ppg, Warren needs 15 more games to hit the 1,000-point mark...Bradley currently boasts 42 members of the 1,000-Point Club.

[Out of Balance]

Chasing 1,000 Points
Bradley junior guards Sam Maniscalco and Andrew Warren both are on pace to join the school's 1,000-Point Club this season...Maniscalco enters the week with 872 career points, while Warren owns 772 points...At his current average of 9.7 ppg, Maniscalco needs 14 more games to join the club...At his current average of 15.2 ppg, Warren needs 15 more games to hit the 1,000-point mark...Bradley currently boasts 42 members of the 1,000-Point Club.

Good for these two young men They both have been great young men on/off the court and good students for BU They carry themself's at a very high level that others should follow

[houstontxbrave]

If I knew where to place a bet I'd put A LOT on BU to cover that!

Do not like giving anyone, right now, any points. Love the over/under, 64 per team that should not be a problem with these two teams.

I think we might cover but not by enough to justify laying any money. A 5 point win after 3 straight home losses... not feeling that one.

www.bodog.com takes bets.

[SaintLouBrave22]

Do not like giving anyone, right now, any points. Love the over/under, 64 per team that should not be a problem with these two teams.

I think we might cover but not by enough to justify laying any money. A 5 point win after 3 straight home losses... not feeling that one.

www.bodog.com takes bets.

As far as I am concerned, we need to lay the wood to the trees tonight(pun intended)!

[Braves4Life]

Do not like giving anyone, right now, any points. Love the over/under, 64 per team that should not be a problem with these two teams.

I think we might cover but not by enough to justify laying any money. A 5 point win after 3 straight home losses... not feeling that one.

www.bodog.com takes bets.

The line I'm using (thanks BradleyBrave) is 3.5 points. I am very confident BU will cover that; I think our players are extremely pissed and motivated for tonight's game. It would mean almost a doubling of my money. We'll see.

[TNel]

Weather

Any educated guesses as to when the snow arrives tonight in Peoria? I've heard/read as early as 6:00 p.m. and as late as 9:00 p.m. Trying to decide whether to make the drive from 50 mi. east of Peoria.

[BradleyBrave]

Any educated guesses as to when the snow arrives tonight in Peoria? I've heard/read as early as 6:00 p.m. and as late as 9:00 p.m. Trying to decide whether to make the drive from 50 mi. east of Peoria.

The NWS said that snow is expected to start around 9 PM, so right about when the game is over.

[houstontxbrave]

The line I'm using (thanks BradleyBrave) is 3.5 points. I am very confident BU will cover that; I think our players are extremely pissed and motivated for tonight's game. It would mean almost a doubling of my money. We'll see.

I certainly am not as confident. ISU blue is a veteran club with good guards, who will push us up and down the court. They have won 4 times on the road and I doubt will be anywhere near intimidated versus us, infact I bet they will be very much ready to play us.

3.5 is not a lot but its still 4 points for a cash out win. I hope you win the bet but we just are not by any means 3.5 or 4 points better then anyone in this conference regardless of where it is played, even Drake and Eville.

[BradleyBrave]

I certainly am not as confident. ISU blue is a veteran club with good guards, who will push us up and down the court. They have won 4 times on the road and I doubt will be anywhere near intimidated versus us, infact I bet they will be very much ready to play us.

3.5 is not a lot but its still 4 points for a cash out win. I hope you win the bet but we just are not by any means 3.5 or 4 points better then anyone in this conference regardless of where it is played, even Drake and Eville.

But how long have they played together? It's impossible to be good if they haven't played together since Jr. High!

[Bravesfan]

I certainly am not as confident. ISU blue is a veteran club with good guards, who will push us up and down the court. They have won 4 times on the road and I doubt will be anywhere near intimidated versus us, infact I bet they will be very much ready to play us.

3.5 is not a lot but its still 4 points for a cash out win. I hope you win the bet but we just are not by any means 3.5 or 4 points better then anyone in this conference regardless of where it is played, even Drake and Eville.

I think this game will work to our advantage. Indiana St. certainly is aware of our recent home woes. They are a much improved team at 10-4, and will definitely come to Peoria with some swagger. They also have a nice road win at W. Kentucky, but they have two bad home losses against Coastal Carolina (???) and Ball St.

They will come here with confidence. But they also haven't beaten a lot of quality teams outside of W. Kentucky. There will be teams that finish from 7th to 10th in the Valley by default, and that will probably include a couple of teams that had great non-conference records. Basically what I'm saying is we won't know how good Indiana St. is until they get through the grueling conference portion of the season. Bradley also knows this is a must win and they will throw everything out onto the court, including the kitchen sink to win this game. That's why I think Bradley will pull this game out. This Indiana St. team needs to learn what it takes to win in the Valley. That's why I think our talent and lessons we learned from our earlier defeats will play to our advantage.

I say Bradley wins 74-66.