Vegas picks Murray State 3rd in Valley

MBB: Bradley is the preseason favorite to win the conference title

Nick Ellington and the Racers host Bethel in their season-opener Monday night. (Photo: Murray State Athletics)

FanDuel Sports has listed Bradley as the favorite to win the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. The Braves have been a near-consensus pick to win the regular season title this year.

At 4-to-1 odds, Murray State is the third-favorite to bring home their first Valley title. Bradley, UNI, Murray State and Drake are the only teams FanDuel has listed as better than 11-to-1 to win the conference championship.

Murray State will open their 100th season of basketball on Monday night when they host Bethel.

Here are the FanDuel odds for the 12 Missouri Valley teams to win a regular season conference championship:

• Bradley +175

• Northern Iowa +350

• Murray State +400

• Drake +650

• Southern Illinois +1100

• Belmont +1500

• Illinois State +2000

• UIC +3500

• Indiana State +3500

• Missouri State +5000

• Evansville +7500

• Valparaiso +20000