Belmont vs Illinois State Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for MVC Tournament

The No. 5 seed Illinois State Redbirds (19-13, 10-10 MVC) square off in the MVC tournament against the No. 4 seed Belmont Bruins (21-10, 13-7 MVC) on Friday at Enterprise Center, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this matchup at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Illinois State vs. Belmont Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 7, 2025
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Arena: Enterprise Center

Take a look at some betting trends for Illinois State (-1.5) versus Belmont on Friday. The over/under is set at 151.5 points for this game.

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Illinois State vs. Belmont: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Illinois State is 18-13-0 ATS this season.
• Belmont has covered 15 times in 30 games with a spread this season.
• Illinois State (5-11) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 1.5 points or more this season (31.2%) than Belmont (6-5) does as a 1.5+-point underdog (54.5%).
• The Redbirds have done a better job covering the spread in away games (8-4-0) than they have in home games (7-8-0).
• The Bruins' winning percentage against the spread at home is .400 (6-9-0). On the road, it is .615 (8-5-0).
• Illinois State has covered the spread 10 times in 21 conference games.
• Belmont is 8-12-0 against the spread in MVC action this season.

Illinois State vs. Belmont: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Illinois State has come away with 10 wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Redbirds have a mark of 10-6 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by -114 or better on the moneyline.
• Belmont has been the moneyline underdog 11 total times this season. Belmont has gone 6-5 in those games.
• The Bruins have a 6-5 record (winning 54.5% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of -105 or longer.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Illinois State has a 53.3% chance of pulling out a win.

Illinois State vs. Belmont Head-to-Head Comparison

• Illinois State outscores opponents by 4.1 points per game (scoring 75.9 per game to rank 122nd in college basketball while allowing 71.8 per outing to rank 178th in college basketball) and has a +131 scoring differential overall.
• Chase Walker's team-leading 15 points per game ranks 262nd in college basketball.
• Belmont outscores opponents by 2.7 points per game (posting 80.4 points per game, 39th in college basketball, and allowing 77.7 per outing, 321st in college basketball) and has a +83 scoring differential.
• Jonathan Pierre is 369th in the nation with a team-leading 14.1 points per game.
• The 29.7 rebounds per game the Redbirds average rank 306th in the country, and are 1.6 more than the 28.1 their opponents record per contest.
• Walker's 6.1 rebounds per game lead the Redbirds and rank 296th in college basketball action.
• The Bruins average 31.6 rebounds per game (196th in college basketball) while conceding 33.4 per outing to opponents. They are outrebounded by 1.8 boards per game.
• Pierre averages 6.1 rebounds per game (296th in college basketball) to lead the Bruins.
• Illinois State ranks 16th in college basketball by averaging 105.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 331st in college basketball, allowing 99.6 points per 100 possessions.
• The Bruins put up 101.4 points per 100 possessions (54th in college basketball), while allowing 98 points per 100 possessions (304th in college basketball).

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