On Thursday at CHI Health Center Omaha in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Drake Bulldogs (28-6) will meet the Washington State Cougars (24-9) — with Tucker DeVries and Isaac Jones as the players to watch — tipping off at 10:05 PM ET. The Bulldogs are currently slim 1-point favorites against the Cougars. The over/under is 138.5 points for the matchup.
Drake vs. Washington State Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | -1 | 138.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Washington State (+1) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (138.5) |
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Drake vs. Washington State Stat Rankings
| Drake Avg. (Rank) | Washington State Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 80.5 (32nd) | Points Scored | 74.3 (155th) |
| 70.5 (128th) | Points Allowed | 66.9 (44th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 7.2 (307th) | Off. Rebounds | 10.4 (64th) |
| 8.7 (57th) | 3pt Made | 6.4 (277th) |
| 15.9 (32nd) | Assists | 12.5 (224th) |
| 8.8 (15th) | Turnovers | 10.2 (87th) |
Drake vs. Washington State Betting Trends
- Against the spread, the Bulldogs are 18-15-0 this season.
- As 1-point favorites or more, Drake is 15-14 against the spread.
- There have been 17 Bulldogs games (out of 33) that hit the over this year.
- A total of 26 times so far this season, Drake and its opponent have combined to score more than 138.5 points.
- The total for this game is 138.5, and that’s 12.5 points fewer than the average total in Bulldogs games thus far this season.
- Washington State is 17-15-1 against the spread this year.
- The Cougars have an ATS record of 6-3-1 as 1-point underdogs or greater.
- Out of 33 Drake’s games so far this year, 17 have gone over the total.
- Cougars games have had over 138.5 points 19 times this season.
- The average total points scored in Washington State’s games this year (138.5) is 2.7 points higher than the total for this matchup.
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Drake Impact Players
- DeVries leads the Bulldogs with 21.8 points per game (sixth in the country) and 3.6 assists, while also averaging 6.8 rebounds.
- Darnell Brodie leads the Bulldogs at 7.9 rebounds per contest, while also averaging 1.9 assists and 11.3 points.
- Atin Wright puts up 13.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Kevin Overton posts 11.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest. Defensively, he delivers 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Conor Enright puts up 7.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest, shooting 45.2% from the field and 44.3% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
Washington State Impact Players
- Jones is the Cougars’ top scorer (15.4 points per game) and rebounder (7.4), and produces 1.5 assists.
- Myles Rice is averaging a team-high 3.9 assists per contest. He’s also delivering 15.1 points and 3.2 rebounds, making 44.0% of his shots from the field, and 27.2% from 3-point range resulting in 1.0 treys per contest.
- The Cougars receive 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Andrej Jakimovski.
- Jaylen Wells is averaging 12.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, making 43.0% of his shots from the field and 42.5% from 3-point range, with 2.0 triples per contest.
- Oscar Cluff gives the Cougars 7.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per contest. He also posts 0.5 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
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