Northern Iowa at Bradley 1/18/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Northern Iowa Panthers visit Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois on Saturday to play the Bradley Braves. Northern Iowa improved to 15-2 overall and 4-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference following its 88-78 victory over Valparaiso on Wednesday. The Panthers were led in the victory by AJ Green with 29 points. Green scored 22 in the decisive second half to help rally the Panthers to the victory.

AJ Green leads the Panthers in scoring and assists with averages of 19.4 points and 3.1 assists per game. Austin Phyfe is the leading rebounder for Northern Iowa with an average of 7.5 per game. Northern Iowa has two players averaging double figures in scoring.

Bradley improved to 13-5 overall and 4-1 in MVC play following its 91-78 victory on Wednesday over Missouri State. Nate Kennell led the Braves in the victory with 25 points hitting seven of his 10 shots from 3-point territory as the Braves kept pace with Northern Iowa and Loyola Chicago at the top of the conference standings.

Elijah Childs is the leader in scoring and rebounding for Bradley with averages of 14.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while Darrell Brown is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 13.9 points and 4.9 assists per game. Bradley has three players averaging double figures in scoring.