The Indiana State Sycamores (13-8, 6-4 MVC) and Drake Bulldogs (15-6, 6-4) tangle Tuesday in a Missouri Valley Conference affair in Des Moines. The contest at The Knapp Center will tip off at 9 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Indiana State vs. Drake odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Indiana State is winless straight up and against the spread over its last 4 games. The skid comes on the heels of a 4-game win streak from Dec. 29-Jan. 7, and earlier this season, ISU had two other streaks of 4 or more wins. The Sycamores are a below-average 3-point shooting team but lately have been undone by outlier poor numbers from distance, shooting below 28% from distance in 4 of their last 5 games.
Drake is known more for its solid defense, but the Bulldogs tallied 97 points in an easy win and cover as 14.5-point favorites at Evansville Saturday (97-61). DU is 4-1 over its last 5 games with its only loss during that stretch coming in overtime to Missouri State Wednesday.
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