Reid and Merrimack host Bradley

Merrimack Warriors (1-5) at Bradley Braves (3-3)

Peoria, Illinois; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bradley -11.5; over/under is 127

BOTTOM LINE: Merrimack faces the Bradley Braves after Ziggy Reid scored 21 points in Merrimack's 71-57 loss to the Providence Friars.

The Braves are 3-0 on their home court. Bradley is seventh in the MVC in team defense, allowing 67.3 points while holding opponents to 43.2% shooting.

The Warriors are 0-3 on the road. Merrimack is ninth in the NEC with 11.0 assists per game led by Jordan Derkack averaging 2.3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ja'Shon Henry is shooting 62.1% and averaging 13.0 points for the Braves. Ville Tahvanainen is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers for Bradley.

Jordan Minor is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 8.5 rebounds for the Warriors. Reid is averaging 14.0 points and 2.8 rebounds for Merrimack.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.