James Madison vs Drexel 1/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Drexel Dragons will travel to the Atlantic Union Bank Center to take on the James Madison Dukes this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Drexel Dragons dropped to 8-8 on the season after being defeated by the William & Mary Tribe, 83-75, this past Saturday. Drexel struggled on both ends of the court against William & Mary and could not fight all the way back after the Tribe took a 72-51 lead with 6:42 left in regulation. Drexel shot 38.5% from the field & 25.9% from beyond the arc while allowing William & Mary to shoot 47.5% from the field & 42.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Dragons was Camren Wynter who had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, & 3 steals.

On the season, Drexel is averaging 74.6 ppg on 46.2% shooting from the field. The Dragons are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 35.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Drexel has been led by Camren Wynter (15.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.0 spg), James Butler (12.5 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 1.2 apg), Xavier Bell (11.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.0 apg), & Melik Martin (10.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.6 apg).

Defensively, Drexel is allowing their opponents to average 71.4 ppg on 45.3% shooting from the field. The Dragons have a rebound margin of 1.1 and a turnover margin of 0.2.

The James Madison Dukes snapped their 2-game losing streak and improved to 12-5 on the season after defeating the Charleston Cougars, 95-94, this past Saturday. James Madison did a great job of creating turnovers against Charleston and was able to pull away later after taking an 88-81 lead with 2:22 left in regulation. James Madison shot 50.0% from the field & 36.4% from beyond arc while allowing Charleston to shoot 48.5% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Dukes was Vado Morse who had 32 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.

On the season, James Madison is averaging 78.8 ppg on 48.0% shooting from the field. The Dukes are averaging 7.9 three-pointers per game on 34.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, James Madison has been led by Vado Morse (14.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.5 spg), Takal Molson (12.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.6 spg), Charles Falden (10.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.2 spg), & Justin Amadi (9.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.6 apg).

Defensively, James Madison is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 ppg on 43.5% shooting from the field. The Dukes have a rebound margin of -0.8 and a turnover margin of 4.2.

The Dragons are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games & 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs. James Madison. The Dukes are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games & 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games vs. CAA opponents.

Drexel has been led by their offense which ranks 112^th in scoring offense, 84^th in FG%, & 104^th in 3P-FG%, however, the defense has struggled a bit as the Dragons currently rank just 247^th in scoring defense & 294^th in defensive FG%. James Madison has also been led by their offense which ranks 32^nd in scoring offense & 24^th in FG%, however, like Drexel, has had issues keeping opponents off the scoreboard as they Dukes currently rank just 214^th in scoring defense & 219^th in defensive FG%.

Drexel is coming off a tough loss at home against William & Mary, however, this is still a very talented offensive team has solid wins against Towson & Princeton this season. James Madison is just 3-3 over their last 6 games has allowed 90+ points in two of their last three games (Elon, Charleston). Drexel has solid one-two punch in Camren Wynter & James Butler and as I think their offense has no trouble generating points in this one, I think the play here is to take the Dragons and the points. Good Luck!