La Salle vs Drexel 12/21/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Drexel Dragons will travel to Tom Gola Arena to take on the La Salle Explorers this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

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, this past Tuesday. 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 La Salle Explorers had their 3-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 5-5 on the season after being defeated by the Bucknell Bison, 82-70, this past Saturday. La Salle struggled defensively against Bucknell and could not fight back after the Bison went into halftime with a 43-35 lead. La Salle shot 44.3% from the field & 37.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Bucknell to shoot 56.1% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Explorers was Jack Clark who had 18 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 2 steals in 29 minutes from off the bench.

On the season, La Salle is averaging 70.5 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Explorers are averaging 8.4 three-pointers per game on 33.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, La Salle has been led by Josh Nickelberry (12.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg), Jhamir Brickus (10.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.7 apg), Jack Clark (9.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.0 apg), & Clifton Moore (8.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 apg, 2.6 bpg).

Defensively, La Salle is allowing their opponents to average 71.4 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Explorers have a rebound margin of 2.2 and a turnover margin of -0.1.

The Dragons are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, however, are just 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 Tuesday games. The Explorers are 5-11-1 ATS in their last 17 games overall.

La Salle comes into this game winning 3 of their last 4 games, however, the Explorers are just not that great of a basketball team as they come into this game ranked just t-212^th in scoring offense, 288^th in FG%, & 248^th in scoring defense. Drexel has been solid on the offensive end this season, ranking 106^th in scoring offense & 105^th in FG%, and as I think La Salle is going to struggle keeping up with the Dragons in this one, I think the play here is to take Drexel and the point. Good Luck!