Bryant Bulldogs (7-6) vs Drexel Dragons (7-5)
2023-12-22 11:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Bryant Bulldogs +3.5 -- Over/Under: 132.5
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The Drexel Dragons and the Bryant Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Chace Athletic Center on Friday. Two seven-win teams going at it here, who snags win #8? Let’s dive in and find out with our Drexel vs. Bryant Prediction.
Drexel Team Preview
The Drexel Dragons come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 117-49 win over subdivision Penn State Allgeheny last time out. Justin Moore leads the Dragons in scoring and assists with 11.1 PPG and 2.8 APG while Amari Williams has 11 PPG with a team-high 7.9 RPG to lead Drexel on the glass as the only other double-digit scorer for Drexel so far this season. As a team, Drexel is averaging 69.3 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 28.4% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.
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Bryant Team Preview
The Bryant Bulldogs come into this game looking to build on a 101-93 double OT win over Towson last time out. Sherif Gross-Bullock leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 5.4 RPG and 2.7 APG while Earl Timberlake has 12.4 PPG with team-highs of 8.5 RPG and 4.2 APG to lead the Bulldogs in rebounding and assists up to this point in the year. Rafael Pinzon’s added 12 PPG while Daniel Rivera’s added 11.2 PPG with 6.5 RPG to cap off the scoring for Bryant so far this season. Connor Withers also has 9.6 PPG with 5.2 RPG as well this season for Bryant. As a team, Bryant is averaging 77.8 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three and 65.4% from the foul line this season.
Drexel vs. Bryant Prediction
I’ll side with Bryant here. We’re getting points with the Bulldogs at home which seems funky, but while Drexel’s still got that win over Villanova on their resume, they’re still a team that’s had some issues going out on the road going back some time now. Bryant’s also not the same team from past seasons, but they have some solid scoring depth on this roster and I think they do enough for the cover and potential outright win at home here.
