Nebraska-Omaha vs Drake 12/8/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Drake Bulldogs (5-3) vs. Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (1-7)
December 8, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks +19 / Drake Bulldogs -19; Over/Under: -138.5
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The Drake Bulldogs and Omaha Mavericks meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Baxter Arena. The Drake Bulldogs look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Omaha Mavericks look to snap a seven-game losing streak.
The Drake Bulldogs are averaging 75 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Tremell Murphy is averaging 12.1 points and 5.9 rebounds, while Tucker Devries is averaging 12 points and 1.5 assists. ShanQuan Hemphill is the third double-digit scorer and Roman Penn is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Drake Bulldogs are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 70.5 percent from the free throw line. The Drake Bulldogs are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.9 rebounds per game.
The Omaha Mavericks are averaging 59.1 points on 36.5 percent shooting and allowing 79.6 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Nick Ferrarini is averaging 9.6 points and 1.2 rebounds, while Kyle Luedtke is averaging 9.3 points and 4.8 rebounds. Darrius Hughes is dishing 0.4 assists and Frankie Fidler is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Omaha Mavericks are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 71.3 percent from the free throw line. The Omaha Mavericks are allowing 40.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.
The Bulldogs are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-10-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Mavericks are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 home games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Bulldogs last 6 Wednesday games. The over is 6-2 in Mavericks last 8 home games. The home team is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Neither of these teams have had much covering success this season, so I’m not running to the window to side with either team. With that said, the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks are one of the worst offensive teams in the country and the defense hasn’t been great either. The Drake Bulldogs are head and shoulders the better team here and should roll. However, there are better options out there on a stacked Wednesday card.
