Bradley Braves vs UNI Panthers Prediction, 2/6/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bradley Braves vs UNI Panthers

Date: Friday, February 6, 2026

Location: McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, IA

TV: ESPN+

The UNI Panthers (14-9) will play the Bradley Braves (16-8) at McLeod Center on Friday.

The Bradley Braves faced Valparaiso and earned the victory with a final of 72-65 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Braves ended up with 13 while Valparaiso racked up 16 fouls. They buried 7 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Valparaiso finished the game at 40.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 10 attempts. Furthermore, Valparaiso pulled down 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Valparaiso totaled 9 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In the matter of defense, Bradley allowed the other team to go 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. They also distributed 9 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Braves knocked down 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Bradley finished having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 of 56) and made 7 of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Montana Wheeler is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished 63.6% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 26 mins played and also collected 1 rebound. He racked up 18 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Bradley will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 16-8 for the campaign. They average 77.8 pts per game (149th in the country) while hitting 43.7% from the floor. The Braves are shooting 35.2% on 3-pointers (207 of 588) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Bradley is snagging 34.9 boards per game and is sitting with 307 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 228th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.5 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Braves are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 215th in the nation in allowing assists with 315 relinquished this year. The Braves defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (600 of 1,337) and they relinquish 36.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 165th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (72.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UNI Panthers got the win with a final of 71-55 when they faced Evansville. The Panthers recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, but didn't have a steal. Evansville committed 9 personal fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the free throw line for 4 shots. They were able to convert 3 of those for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to 3-pointers, UNI made 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Panthers shot 29 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 54.7%. The Panthers allowed Evansville to make 21 of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4% for the matchup. They finished 26.9% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 26 and ended up going 6 of 7 at the free throw line (85.7%). In regard to how they rebounded, UNI allowed Evansville to pull down 23 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Will Hornseth was important for the Panthers in this matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 10 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 83.3%, and had 4 rebounds.

UNI has a win-loss mark of 14-9 for the campaign. The Panthers commit 15.3 fouls every game and they shoot 67.3% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per contest (153rd in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.5 times per game. UNI has accumulated 1,544 pts for the year (67.1 per contest) and they pull in 32.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Panthers are connecting on 45.4% from the field, which is 166th in college hoops.

The UNI defense concedes 26.3% on 3-point attempts (131 of 499) and opponents are making 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.7 dimes and 35.0 boards per contest, which ranks 15th and 210th in the nation. The Panthers on defense are ranked 1st in D-1 in points given up per game with 60.4. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (27th in Division 1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNI and under the total points

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