Drake vs Alabama 11/26/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Drake Bulldogs meet Friday in college basketball action at the HP Field House. The Alabama Crimson Tide look for a win to get off to a 5-1 start. The Drake Bulldogs look for a win to improve to 4-1 on the season.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are averaging 84.8 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 70.2 points on 40.1 percent shooting. Jaden Shackelford is averaging 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds, while Jahvon Quinerly is averaging 15.5 points and 4.3 assists. Keon Ellis is the third double-digit scorer and Darius Miles is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Alabama Crimson Tide are shooting 31.4 percent from beyond the arc and 66 percent from the free throw line. The Alabama Crimson Tide are allowing 23.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.4 rebounds per game.

The Drake Bulldogs are averaging 82 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 63.8 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Tremell Murphy is averaging 15 points and 6.3 rebounds, while Roman Penn is averaging 12 points and 3.7 assists. Tucker Devries is the third double-digit scorer and DJ Wilkins is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Drake Bulldogs are shooting 42 percent from beyond the arc and 70.9 percent from the free throw line. The Drake Bulldogs are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game.

The Crimson Tide are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Friday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games. The Bulldogs are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Bulldogs last 5 overall.

The Alabama Crimson Tide have the ability to cruise in this game due to better depth and overall top talent. However, the Drake Bulldogs are on fire offensively, and they could pull off an upset here if the shots continue to fall from the outside. There’s value to getting free points with a club that can light it up offensively as it is. Give me Drake and the points.