3 turnovers over its last 12 games to move one game from the program's second straight NCAA tournament appearance. The Sports Betting Whale has won over $30 Million Dollars from betting on sports. 8%), and third in 2P% (53. Prediction: UNI 31, Southern Illinois 24. Darnell Brodie also has a team-high 7.
2% from the foul line this season. All-Conference team: Grace Berg, Drake; Abby Feit, Evansville; Megan Meyer, Drake; Destinee Wells, Belmont; Deanna Wilson, Illinois State; Katelyn Young, Murray State. "I thought this was a tough road trip, " head coach Darian DeVries said. After considerable struggles on third down earlier this season, the Trailblazers and Bears combined to convert only five of their 18 third downs. We wanted to come out swinging and we did a great job of that tonight. Four of Loyola's last five games went under the total while eight of Drake's last 10 contests went under as well but the total of 135 is on the low side. Southern Illinois vs Drake Prediction Verdict. Playing defending champion in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament has been quite the struggle for the Ramblers' first two opponents. Tucker DeVries leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 18.
The Bulldogs ultimately finished third last year as they were derailed by injuries and inconsistency. The prediction shouldn't come as a shock after the Purple Aces finished at the bottom of the conference in three of the past five seasons. All in all, I just think that the Salukis at home in a pick 'em against a Drake team that's yet to win on the road has to be the play here. Southern Illinois vs Drake Basketball Predictions and Betting Tips Southern Illinois vs Drake Basketball Predictions and Betting Tips. — Keith Murphy (@MurphyKeith) March 1, 2022. Here's how pollsters voted, with first-place votes in parenthesis: - Drake (52) 646. Drake was picked almost unanimously to win the league for the second consecutive season, earning all but two first-place votes.
No UE players received preseason all-conference recognition. The success with its three-man front showed up on early downs as well in last week's win against Missouri State. Tucker DeVries was picked as the preseason MVC player of the year. Odd for Even/Odd with the probability of 56%. UNI's switch a couple weeks ago to largely running a three-man front on defense has paid dividends in its wins against Utah Tech and Missouri State. The Salukis are coming off a 27-24 loss at South Dakota in which the Coyotes engineered a second-half comeback from a two-touchdown deficit. When is the match between Southern Illinois v Drake? Preview and Prediction, Head to Head (H2H), Team Comparison and Statistics. — No prizes for guessing who's first or last in the preseason Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball preseason poll. Braden Norris scored 19 points, and the 4th-seeded Ramblers never trailed in a 66-43 rout of top-seeded Northern Iowa in the MVC Tournament semifinals. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Drake men's basketball scores fifth straight 20-win season. Southern Illinois is 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage above.
MVC Player of the Year AJ Green finished with 13 points on 4-of-20 shooting, including 1-of-7 from 3-point range. Drake won on January 30 at home as a two-point underdog and took the rematch on the road as a 7½-point underdog. MVC women's poll has UE slated ninth. The Ramblers are tops in the MVC in both field-goal percentage offense and defense. As a team, Southern Illinois is averaging 68. Guard play is important and both the Bulldogs and Ramblers are in good shape. Roman Penn of Drake is third in assists and fourth in assists/turnover ratio. The Drake sports information department contributed this report. Here's the full list: - Belmont (32) 508. "She is one of the top scorers and rebounders returning from last season and I know how much the coaches in our conference respect her as a player. March Madness odds don't favor two MVC teams reaching the NCAA tournament so this game has taken on added meaning.
Despite seeing their leading scorer on the season, ShanQuan Hemphill, score just eight points, the Bulldogs had no issues finding production, with Tremell Murphy and Joseph Yesufu – the latter off the bench – pouring in 18 points apiece. The 3-point defensive numbers improved during the tournament as Loyola's two opponents were 8 of 44 from 3-point range. Marcus Domask leads the Salukis across the board in scoring, rebounding and assists with 17. While the defense's third-down struggles were the biggest culprit to lopsided time of possession earlier this season, the offense's heightened level of timely play-calling also has helped create a higher level of complementary football. Southern Illinois vs Drake - Prediction, H2H, Tip and Match Preview. Last season, Shamar Givance, who is now at UTEP, was the Aces' only representative, landing on the third team. On top of that – in what could be the most critical area of the game, particularly as the Bulldogs line-up against the frontcourt of Uguak and Krutwig – is that Drake leads the conference in offensive rebounding percentage, hauling down a carom on 32.
The tournament's top seed was just 13-of-56 from the field and 4-of-24 on 3-pointers as Loyola cruised to the 66-43 win. 0%), second in 3P% defense (31. Despite being a mid-major matchup, this game – as well as the rematch on Sunday – should absolutely not be overlooked, and both games could produce two all-time mid-major classics. Southern Illinois isn't going to make life any easier on Drake, as the Salukis are 6-1 at home this season. The Bulldogs covered in each of those three wins. The senior guard suffered a torn ACL in Saturday's game vs Southern Illinois. The University of Evansville was picked to finish 12th in the new-look league, 41 points behind Illinois-Chicago in 11th. 3% on two-pointers while going 22-30 (73.
Drake is 5-2 against the college basketball spreads in its last seven games. Along with its defense cleaning up struggles on third down, UNI's offense has refined itself the past couple games by picking its spots on when to run and when to push the ball downfield with its formidable passing game. CEDAR FALLS — Another week, another must-win game for the Northern Iowa football team as it goes on the road for the first time in more than a month to battle No. Drake is 6-1 in games decided by three points or less and is 4-2 in overtime games this season so if this comes down to the wire, watch out for the Bulldogs. Garrett Sturtz earned his seventh double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. However, this Drake team isn't the same team that was a covering machine in past seasons, and they were really exposed in the loss to Missouri State as they couldn't get anything going offensively. 8 RPG and a team-high 4. Then, from there, it'll take care of itself. In one of the most highly anticipated mid-major battles of the regular season, the previously nationally-ranked Drake Bulldogs will host the 22nd-ranked Loyola-Chicago Ramblers in the first of back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference showdowns to be held over the weekend. 600 while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS win. Drake is just 82nd in the NET rankings.
While Loyola-Chicago leads the league in turnover percentage on the offensive end, the Bulldogs are the best in the MVC in taking care of the ball, turning it over on just 15. 5% of opponents' possessions, the best mark in the MVC. The MVC was last a two-bid league two seasons ago when Drake won its first game and Loyola made the Sweet 16. 8% of their possessions. The Ramblers have since departed for the Atlantic 10, with Belmont, Murray State and UIC coming in to replace them. Loyola-Chicago (17-3), meanwhile, has found itself in a better situation of making the tournament, having been nationally ranked for the first time since 1985. They are just one of two teams among the top 50 in the latest NET rankings to have not played a single Quad 1 team. Murray State (2) 397. Evansville men's basketball picked to once again finish last in MVC preseason poll.
Here are three keys for the Panthers (4-4, 3-2) against the Salukis: 1. As a team, Drake is averaging 73. Additionally, they outrebounded Evansville, 31-19. UE lost five of its top six scorers from its dismal 6-24 campaign, with Blaise Beauchamp being the only returner from that group.
Enter your email address below to get The Whale's picks for a full month 100% FREE! 0% of their attempts – for context, the Ramblers rank fifth offensively, bringing down an offensive rebound on 24. Indiana State's Cameron Henry, Valparaiso's Kobe King, Murray State's Rob Perry, Northern Iowa's Austin Phyfe and Drake's D. J. Wilkins were named to the third team. Drake led the Missouri Valley Conference in turnover margin and committed the fewest turnovers per game so it is not surprising that the Bulldogs' ball security played a role in their two wins in the MVC tournament.