Southern Illinois at Bradley

Southern Illinois is seventh in the 10-team Missouri Valley Conference defensively in field goal shooting allowed. Southern Illinois is 39-21 OVER the First Half Total after having covered five or six of their last seven against the spread. Bradley comes off an 83-71 win at Drake scoring 40 first-half points. Bradley is 20-8 OVER the First Half Total versus teams that attempt 21+ three-pointers per game, 15-4 OVER the First Half Total against opponents who average six or fewer steals per contest, plus 13-1 OVER the First Half Total after playing a road game. These rivals met three times last year and the halftime scores were 32-31, 38-32, and 43-37. Take Southern Illinois/Bradley First Half OVER the total as a Max Play.