Among MVC teams, the Drake Bulldogs (28-6) (+18000) are the favorites to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, and they have the 41st-ranked odds among all NCAA squads. Next on the calendar is a neutral-site contest against the Washington State Cougars at 10:05 PM ET on Thursday, March 21.
In its previous game, Drake beat Indiana State on Sunday, 84-80. Tucker DeVries scored a team-high 27 points (and contributed five assists and seven rebounds).
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Drake NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +30000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +30000
- National championship odds (pre-NCAA Tournament): +20000
- National championship odds (current): +18000
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Drake Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- According to our predictions, the Bulldogs are playing the 116th-ranked schedule in Division I in terms of difficulty.
- Glancing at Drake’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has one game versus teams currently above .500, and one against squads whose records are worse than its own.
- The Bulldogs have one game left in the regular season, including one versus Top 25-ranked opponents.
- Drake captured its best win of the season on December 9 by claiming a 72-53 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack, a top 50 team in the RPI.
- According to the RPI, the Bulldogs have five wins against Quadrant 1 teams, tied for the 15th-most in the nation.
- Against Quadrant 3 teams (according to the RPI), the Bulldogs are 9-2 (.818%) — tied for the seventh-most wins.
Drake Season Stats and Insights
- The Bulldogs have a +339 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.0 points per game. They’re putting up 80.5 points per game to rank 32nd in college basketball and are giving up 70.5 per outing to rank 128th in college basketball.
- The Bulldogs make 8.7 three-pointers per game (57th in college basketball) while shooting 36.7% from beyond the arc (33rd in college basketball). They are making 1.5 more threes per outing than their opponents, who drain 7.2 per game while shooting 33.1%.
- Drake ranks 53rd in college basketball with 270.0 points scored per 100 possessions, and 225th in college basketball defensively with 236.6 points conceded per 100 possessions.
- The Bulldogs win the turnover battle by 2.7 per game, committing 8.8 (15th in college basketball) while their opponents average 11.5.
Drake Leading Performers
- DeVries leads the Bulldogs in scoring (21.8 PPG) and assists (3.6 per game).
- Darnell Brodie paces Drake with 7.9 rebounds per game.
- The Bulldogs are led by DeVries from beyond the arc. He hits 2.6 shots from deep per game.
- DeVries leads the team with 1.6 steals per game. Brodie collects 0.5 blocks an outing to pace Drake.
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