The Drexel Dragons will be at Mack Sports Complex to play the Hofstra Pride in a Colonial Athletic matchup. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Jan. 14.
The Pride beat Elon 80-76 in their last game. With 19 points and 12 rebounds, Rokas Gustys recorded his sixth double-double this season. The Dragons are coming off a 61-54 win over Charleston in their last outing. Rodney Williams shot 7 for 11 and led in scoring with 19 points.
Over the last five games, Gustys has been playing at a high level for the Pride. During that stretch, he has averaged 14.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.4 steals, and 1.4 blocks.
Hofstra is a considerable 11-point favorite at home and the Over/Under (O/U) for this matchup is 141 points. The Pride look to build on their records of 11-5 Straight Up (SU) and 6-6-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Hofstra is excellent from the perimeter, shooting a superb .383 from three-point range. Drexel has a habit of getting in foul trouble (23.0 fouls per game), so expect the Pride to get a number of opportunities from the free throw line.
Across the court, the Dragons head into the game with records of 6-7-1 ATS and 3-12 SU.
Hofstra and Drexel will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Pride were winners, but Drexel still leads the head-to-head record over their most recent games, 7-3 SU. The Pride hold the advantage ATS with a record of 7-3. Both Hofstra and Drexel have led in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) once over the last five matchups.
Predictions: SU Winner – Hof, ATS Winner – Hof, O/U – Over
Notes
Hofstra is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Hofstra is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Hofstra’s last 5 games when playing Drexel.
Hofstra is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Drexel.
Hofstra sits at 3-1 SU against the conference, while Drexel is struggling at 1-3 SU.
The Hofstra Pride average 71.3 possessions and 1.129 points per possession in games this season. The Drexel Dragons average fewer possessions with 66.7, as well as fewer points per possession with .976.
Drexel has an average effective field goal percentage of 43.5%. Hofstra is a winning 8-5 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
Hofstra attempts an average of 23.0 three pointers per game and Drexel attempts 15.0. In games where they have 20 or more three point attempts, the Hofstra Pride have a solid 9-4 record while the Drexel Dragons are winless at 0-1.
Hofstra ranks 51st in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.31. Drexel is ranked lower at 267th with an A/TO of .90.
The Drexel Dragons make an average of 5.1 steals per game. When the Hofstra Pride give up 5 or more steals, they are a winning 5-2.
