Drexel vs Towson 1/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Towson Tigers will travel to the Daskalakis Athletic Center to take on the Drexel Dragons this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Towson Tigers won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 9-4 on the season after defeating the Navy Midshipmen, 69-52, on December 22^nd. Towson was outstanding defensively against Navy and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 40-25 lead into halftime. Towson shot 42.9% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc while holding Navy to just 33.3% shooting from the field & 12.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was Nicholas Timberlake who had 24 points, 4 rebounds, & 3 assists.

On the season, Towson is averaging 72.8 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 8.2 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Towson has been led by Nicholas Timberlake (14.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.6 apg), Cameron Holden (13.8 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.6 spg), Terry Nolan Jr. (12.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.8 spg), & Jason Gibson (10.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg).

Defensively, Towson is holding their opponents to an average of 64.5 ppg on 40.5% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of 6.5 and a turnover margin of 1.2.

The Drexel Dragons snapped a 2-game losing streak and improved to 5-5 on the season after defeating the Coppin State Eagles, 76-69, on December 14^th. Drexel held a 41-35 lead at halftime and was able to pull away late after closing out the final 3:06 of regulation on an 8-0 run. Drexel shot 40.0% from the field & 30.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Coppin State to shoot 41.7% from the field & 32.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Dragons was Camren Wynter who had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Drexel is averaging 75.6 ppg on 45.8% shooting from the field. The Dragons are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 32.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Drexel has been led by James Butler (14.5 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.2 apg), Camren Wynter (14.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.1 apg), Xavier Bell (10.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.6 apg), & Melik Martin (9.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensively, Drexel is allowing their opponents to average 72.9 ppg on 45.5% shooting from the field. The Dragons have a rebound margin of 4.1 and a turnover margin of -0.8.

The Tigers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games & 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games. Drexel is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. CAA opponents, however, are just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Monday games.

Towson has been led by their defense which comes into this game ranked t-89^th in scoring defense & 95^th in defensive FG% and have been average on the offensive end, ranking t-163^rd in scoring offense. Drexel has been led by their offense which ranks t-106^th in scoring offense & 106^th in FG%, however, the Dragons defense has really struggled slowing down opponents, ranking just 280^th in scoring defense & 306^th in defensive FG%.

Drexel hasn’t played a game in almost three weeks, and I think their offense is going to struggle against a solid Towson defense that has been excellent on the road this year. Towson is a decent three-point shooting team and as I think they will be able to put up plenty of points against the poor Drexel defense, I think the Tigers have no trouble covering this road spread. Good Luck!