Bradley Braves vs Southern Illinois Salukis Prediction, 2/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bradley Braves vs Southern Illinois Salukis

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026

Location: Banterra Center in Carbondale, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Illinois Salukis (12-14) are hosting the Bradley Braves (17-9) at Banterra Center on Sunday.

The Bradley Braves played Belmont and notched a win by a score of 95-84 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Braves ended up finishing with 22 and Belmont finished the game with 22 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 33 tries from 3-point range. Belmont shot 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 24 tries. In addition, Belmont grabbed 45 rebounds (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Belmont earned 17 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Bradley allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the floor on 28 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Braves buried 20 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. Bradley ended having earned a 43.3% FG percentage (29 out of 67) and buried 17 out of their 36 3-pointers.

Jaquan Johnson is someone who was a factor in the game. He ended up with 31 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also grabbed 4 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 7 dimes.

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Bradley heads into this matchup with a mark of 17-9 for the season. They currently have an average of 77.4 points per outing (149th in the country) on 43.4% from the field. The Braves are shooting 36.0% on three-point shots (233 of 647) and 73.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Bradley is collecting 34.5 boards per game and has tallied 335 dimes so far this season, which is 236th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 9.7 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Braves are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on three-point shots while they are 157th in the nation in opponents points per game (72.9). The Braves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.8% (651 of 1,452) and they concede 36.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are 216th in college in allowing assists with 346 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the Southern Illinois Salukis got the win with a final of 86-60 when they played Evansville. The Salukis snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. Evansville committed 9 fouls in this contest which took the Salukis to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of those for a rate of 81.8%. When it comes to shots from beyond the arc, Southern Illinois buried 9 of their 27 tries (33.3%). When all was said and done, the Salukis ended up going 34 out of 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.3%. The Salukis permitted Evansville to knock down 24 out of 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.7% for this contest. They finished 29.0% from three-point range by going 9 of 31 and finished the game at 3 out of 4 from the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding rebounding, Southern Illinois permitted Evansville to get 22 in total (7 offensive).

Rolyns Aligbe pitched in for the Salukis in this contest. He converted 6 out of 9 in this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 26 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Southern Illinois has a win-loss record of 12-14 this year. The Salukis have committed 18.1 fouls every game and they hit 67.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per game (206th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per contest. Southern Illinois has earned 1,941 points so far this year (74.7 per game) and they pull down 37.9 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Salukis are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 132nd in college.

The Salukis defensively are ranked 104th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 71.1. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (88th in college). The Southern Illinois defense allows 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc (191 of 627) and opponents are making 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.1 dimes and 35.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 153rd and 233rd in college hoops.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bradley

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