Check out our free Drexel vs Monmouth pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in West Long Branch. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
Drexel vs Monmouth Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds
Dragons vs Hawks Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: Drexel Dragons at Monmouth Hawks
- Where: West Long Branch at OceanFirst Bank Center
- Date: Saturday, February 4th
- Betting Odds: Drexel -6, DREXEL -275 | MONM +215 O/U 128.5
Dragons Preview:
Drexel heads into this matchup having played 23 games and have an overall record sitting at 13-10. On the road, the Dragons will be playing their 10th game of the season, having gone 3-7. So far, the Dragons have been favored 11 times, going 8-3 straight up. In today’s matchup, the oddsmakers have Drexel as -6 point favorites.
Amari Williams comes into today’s game as the Dragons’ leading scorer at 14.32 points per contest. Not only has Williams been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Drexel’s top rebounder at 8.45 boards per contest. Behind Williams, the team has benefited from the strong play of Coletrane Washington, who is second on the team in scoring at 10.22 points per game. Overall, he has hit 39.3% of his shots and is adding 2.13 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Drexel this season, as they are currently ranked 151st in college basketball at 72.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Dragons’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.6%, placing them 205th in the NCAA.
Hawks Preview:
The Monmouth Hawks head into today’s game in what will be their 24th game of the season, posting a record of 3-20. Currently, the Hawks have been the home team 9 times, sitting with a record of 1-8. So far, the Hawks have been the underdog 22 times, going 3-19 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +6 underdogs on the spread.
Myles Foster comes into today’s game as the Hawks’ leading scorer at 12.3 points per contest. Not only has Foster been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Monmouth’s top rebounder at 6.48 boards per contest. Behind Foster, the team has benefited from the strong play of Jack Collins, who is second on the team in scoring at 9.74 points per game. Overall, he has hit 34.4% of his shots and is adding 4.13 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Monmouth this season, as they are currently ranked 280th in college basketball at 68.6 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Hawks’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.1%, placing them 320th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: Drexel Dragons -6
Leading into this matchup, the Drexel Dragons are currently the favorites to pick up the win, with a spread sitting at -6. According to our analysis, we anticipate a strong offensive effort from the Dragons’ shooters to be enough to pull out the win and cover the spread. For the season, Drexel has a field goal percentage of 46.3, good for 75th in college basketball. Although Drexel hasn’t been excellent vs the spread on the road of late, 4-6, we see their still being plenty of value in grabbing them at -6.
