We have a pair of Missouri Valley Conference foes facing off as the Bradley Braves take to the highway for a game against the home town Drake Bulldogs Tuesday night. Both teams enter this contest off of victories their last time out as Bradley defeated Illinois State on the road 65 to 59 Saturday night while the Bulldogs faced Valparaiso at home Saturday night coming away with the 84 to 79 win. These two met in mid-January on the Braves home floor with the Bulldogs winning easily 69 to 52 as +3.5-point road underdogs. We know Bradley has struggled in this situation over the last three seasons they are only 5-14 ATS on the road looking to avenge a previous loss. Bradley has won four straight with their win over Illinois State Saturday night. You would think they would be riding a huge wave of momentum heading into this revenge situation, but our numbers tell us they will struggle. In fact, our Momentum Matrix has the Braves trending into negative territory even coming off those wins their game average is just over 5.0 with a 5.12 average out of a possible 10.0 falling by 1.7 points off of their last victory Saturday night. Drake is riding a three-game win streak of their own and their Momentum Matrix average is solidly in positive territory with a game average of 7.07 out of a possible 10.0. The Bulldogs also have strong technical support from momentum angles. We know Drake is 9-2 ATS having won three of their last four games and 9-1 ATS after playing with the pressure of being installed as the favorite. They are perfect this season in this situation going 7-0 ATS after playing with the pressure of being installed as a home favorite. We want to play AGAINST CBB road underdogs in the current price range after allowing sixty points or less in two straight games following a win by six or fewer points, 53-24 ATS. We also note Bradley when playing on the road after a game in which the total went Under, they are 23-44-1 ATS including 19-40-1 ATS as a road underdog. The TPR Index projects a point advantage of 11.89 points. The MM projects a point differential of 7.99 with a line range of -3.0 to -5.5. The Pace-Tempo Matrix has an offensive-defensive differential of 7.38 with a transitional average of 40.57 and a conversion rate range with the Bulldogs holding almost an eight-point shooting average advantage in tonight’s contest. The SIM Matrix has the Drake Bulldogs with a 73.91 percent advantage against the spread in this contest. With significant support on both ends of the floor we will lay the short price with the home team as they get their fourth win in a row.

Anaheim is 3-12 Under on the road when coming off a home win the last two seasons. They are a perfect 0-7 Under after a win by two or more goals this season. When they are playing on the road after playing a game in which they scored four or more goals they are 12-25 Under their next trip to the ice. Minnesota is 6-15 Under in-home games after allowing four or more goals and 9-23 Under in-home games following a blowout loss by four or more goals. NHL TPR Index projects a game total of 2.90 goals. The NHL SIM Matrix has the Under with a 70.18 percent advantage against the oddsmakers number. UNDER