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Norfolk State Spartans vs UC Davis Aggies NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

Indiana State Sycamores vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

IU Indy Jaguars vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

North Carolina A&T Aggies vs Buffalo Bulls NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

Utah Tech Trailblazers vs Montana Grizzlies NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

Le Moyne Dolphins vs Texas-Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

LIU Sharks vs Winthrop Eagles NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Saint Louis Billikens NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

Dayton Flyers vs North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

Clemson Tigers vs San Francisco Dons NCAA Basketball Betting Pick & Prediction 11/25/24

<p>Don't miss out on the NCAA showdown between the Dragons and Mastodons. The game is starting at 12:30 ET on NEC, and it's hosted by the Mastodons at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL. Get ready to place your bets! This non-conference matchup has an over/under of 145.5 points, and Purdue Fort Wayne is favored by -3.5 vs. Drexel.</p><h3>DREXEL DRAGONS VS PURDUE FORT WAYNE MASTODONS BETTING PICK</h3><p>The Pick: Drexel Dragons +3.5</p><p>This game will be played at Ocean Center at 12:30 ET on Monday, November 25th.</p><h3>WHY BET THE DREXEL DRAGONS:</h3><ul><li>We have this one finishing with a projected score of 74-73 in favor of the Mastodons.</li><li>Even though we have Purdue Fort Wayne winning straight-up, we like Drexel at +3.5.</li><li>The over/under is currently sitting at 145.5 points, and we like the over with a projected 147 points.</li></ul><h3>Can the Dragons Pull Off a Road Win?</h3><p>Drexel pulled off a 73-71 road win over Fordham on Friday, November 22nd. Entering the game as +7 underdogs, the Dragons not only secured the win but also covered the spread.</p> <p>After trailing 38-36 at halftime, Drexel tightened up defensively, allowing just 33 points in the 2nd half while scoring 37. The game’s total points hit 144, surpassing the O/U line of 136.5.</p><p>Drexel's offense put up 73 points in their last game, shooting 50.9% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 60.4%. They connected on 42.9% of their threes, hitting 9 of 21 attempts, and were nearly perfect from the free-throw line, making 10 of 11 for 90.9%.</p> <p>Jackie Johnson III led the way with 18 points, while Jason Drake added 15 points and 7 assists, hitting 3 of 4 from deep. Shane Blakeney was efficient, shooting 75% from the field and finishing with 13 points.</p><p>Despite Drexel's defensive efforts, they couldn't hold their opponent under 71 points, allowing them to shoot 46% from the field. The Dragons struggled to contain the two-point game, where they gave up 20 baskets on 34 attempts, a 58% success rate.</p> <p>From beyond the arc, Drexel's defense held their opponent to 30% shooting, with 8 made threes on 26 attempts. They also sent them to the free-throw line 11 times, where they converted 7 shots, a 63% clip. Drexel allowed 10 offensive rebounds in the game.</p><h3>Will Purdue Fort Wayne Win at Home?</h3><h3>Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Recent Game</h3> 

<p>Purdue Fort Wayne lost 102-89 to Penn State on Wednesday, November 20th. Despite being +17 point underdogs, the Mastodons kept the game closer than expected.</p> 

<p>They led 47-41 at halftime but allowed 61 points in the 2nd half while scoring 42. The game’s total points of 191 went over the O/U line of 159.</p><p>Purdue Fort Wayne put up 89 points in their last game, shooting 44.3% from the field and 42.9% from three-point range, hitting 12 of 28 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 52.9%, and they connected on 78.9% of their free throws, going 15 for 19 from the line.</p> <p>Jalen Jackson led the way with 31 points, while Ace Baldwin Jr. added 25 points and 11 assists, shooting 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. Corey Hadnot II also contributed, hitting 5 of 8 threes, and Zach Hicks knocked down 5 of 9 from deep.</p><p>Purdue Fort Wayne's defense struggled in their last game, giving up 102 points while allowing their opponent to shoot 55% from the field. Inside the arc, they gave up 23 two-point baskets on 36 attempts, a 63% shooting rate.</p> <p>From three-point range, their opponent hit 11 of 25 shots, good for 44%. Purdue Fort Wayne also sent them to the line 30 times, where they converted 23 free throws at a 76% rate. The Mastodons allowed 17 offensive rebounds.</p>

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Adrian Dater might have a future as a motivational speaker. It wasn’t all the curmudgeonly columnist’s doing, but Connor McDavid woke up and went off in Game 2 to help the Edmonton Oilers even up their Qualifying Round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Edmonton is -140 at <a href="http://bangthebook.com/sportsbooks/betdsi"><strong>BetDSI Sportsbook</strong></a> to take a series lead, while the Blackhawks at +120 to put themselves on the brink of an upset.

The Blackhawks scored three goals in Game 2 on Monday night. McDavid scored three of his own, two in the first 4:05 of the game. It took 19 seconds for McDavid to give the Oilers a lead, something they had in Game 1, but gave away quite quickly by allowing four first-period goals.

Now the Blackhawks are left to regroup. Most notably, goaltender Corey Crawford needs to do some soul searching. Crawford did not play well. He only stopped 29 of 35 shots. He, like the guys in front of him, had an off night. After all, the Oilers had more shots on Chicago’s power plays than they did.

Crawford was in a timeshare much of the season with Robin Lehner, who was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights and actually started their first Round Robin game on Tuesday. Crawford played pretty well, given that the Blackhawks were disastrous in their own zone for most of the season. He had a .917 SV%, a 2.77 GAA, and a 9.01 GSAA (goals saved above average) mark. Crawford is a few injuries and a few years removed from being a two-time Jennings Trophy winner in 2012-13 and 2014-15, but he still turned in a pretty solid season when he was between the pipes.

He did not, however, turn in a good Game 2 performance. So he’ll look to bounce back and so will the players in front of him. It was a rough night at even strength for several Blackhawks, including Duncan Keith, who was -3 and Dylan Strome, who was -4.

The Oilers won’t have the luxury of the last line change for Game 3 because they will technically be the visiting team in their own rink. The playoff series are going 2-2-1 as far as home teams go and that means that the Blackhawks will be able to match up how they see fit against McDavid. It is harder to do that when the opposition gets the last line change.

Edmonton was able to set the tone early because of the McDavid goal, but that wasn’t all that happened. They were physical. They were aggressive. They removed time and space. They were able to cycle their lines better because the early part of the game was not bogged down with penalties and special teams play. All of that seemed to really help.

Mikko Koskinen wasn’t terribly sharp in his first meaningful action in a long time, but he certainly looked better than Mike Smith, who was pulled after allowing five goals in Game 1. The Oilers seemed a little bit more settled and confident with Koskinen in the crease and that may have fueled some of their aggressiveness early on. He also shut the door after the Blackhawks scored to tie the game at 3-3 with just under five minutes left.

Heading into Game 3, the Blackhawks should do a better job of bottling up McDavid by virtue of line matching the way that they want, so that could be the difference in the game. It would also help if Crawford could play a bit better, since it appears that the Oilers have settled on Koskinen and he represents an upgrade in goal.

Edmonton has more than McDavid, though. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists in Game 1 and had 110 points in 71 games in the regular season. Tyler Ennis scored in Game 2. James Neal also got a goal. The Blackhawks got that huge Game 1 from Dominik Kubalik, but got very little from him and some of the others in Game 2. Patrick Kane played well, but Jonathan Toews didn’t do much in any of the three zones and the Blackhawks got two of their three goals from defensemen.

It looks like the Oilers got their wake-up call in Game 1. They got their legs going. They realized that they are the faster team and they pushed the issue at the start and end of the game. The mid-game relapse is concerning and the sign of a young team, but another teaching point for Todd McLellan and it shouldn’t happen again.

<strong>Pick: Edmonton Oilers -140</strong>
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