World News – USA – Drake v Indiana State Picks and Odds

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– 26th. December 2020 at 8:55 p.m. PST

Of the 357 teams in NCAA Division I, three have already reached the nine-win mark. Only two of them have done this without suffering a loss and one of them is Drake. The Bulldogs will try to be No.. 1 to win. 10 on Sunday, Dec. . 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET on the road against Indiana State.

Drake is not only unbeaten on its record, but also against the spread. The Sycamores will try to stop this streak as 3. 5 point outsider.

Drake and Indiana State have 12 combined wins, but none of them competed against top 100 opponents according to KenPom’s ranking. In fact, they both only have a single top 150 win apiece.

For Drake, this win came in the opener against Kansas State in November. 25th. The Bulldogs were 4 point underdogs, which spread easily with an 80-70 win. Since then, they have beaten two non-D-I teams and six others outside of KenPom’s top 200.

Indiana State has it easy to deal with tougher opponents and two games against Purdue (34. in KenPom) and Saint Louis (29. ) lost. . The Sycamores weren’t very close in these matchups and lost 31 points together – but they covered Purdue with 15 points. 5 point outsider.

The Sycamores’ top win came against Ball State (67-57) 3: 3. 5 point favorites. It was a sloppy game with a total of 39 turnovers and only 9 out of 38 threes (23). 7 percent). But they came out on the right side of the score and the spread.

Speaking of coming out on the right side of the spread, that has been Drake’s situation all season. The Bulldogs are 7-0 against the spread (their two games against non-D-I teams had no chance of winning).

They not only win and cover, they also blur the distribution of points. Six of their seven ATS wins – including five in a row – have an ATS advantage of 12 points or more. Is it possible for odds makers to get so much wrong over and over again, or could they over-correct?

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On the other hand, Indiana State is 2-2 ATS. All of their ATS margins were below seven points and they lost an ATS six point loss as a 12 point favorite last time around (compared to Southeast Missouri State). .

In the past three years, Drake and Indiana State have met six times. Drake has covered the spread in all six. The Bulldogs won five of these games outright, despite being favorites only three times.

Last year both games were very close on the scoreboard and the spread. Drake lost, 58-56, but was covered as a four-point underdog. Drake also won, 80-76, and covered as 3. 5 point favorite.

If you look at this year, Drake really stands out: his ability to shoot from 3 points. offer. The Bulldogs are fifth in D-I in 3-point. Percentage (42. 8 percent), which means that they always pose a risk of scoring in groups.

And while they have taken their wins against pretty weak opponents, you cannot make your way into an excellent 3-point game « happy ». shoot. So find solace in Drake’s absurdly strong start, his recent dominance over the state of Indiana, and his ability to score from the deep.

Jordan Horrobin is a sports writer whose MLB, NHL, NFL, and NCAA work has appeared in branches like The Athletic, MLB. com, the Detroit Free Press, and more. He currently lives in Toronto and also works for Forbes. com and freelance editor for Sportsnet.

Jordan Horrobin is a sports writer whose MLB, NHL, NFL, and NCAA work has appeared in branches like The Athletic, MLB. com, the Detroit Free Press, and more. He currently lives in Toronto and also works for Forbes. com and freelance editor for Sportsnet.

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