Drake vs Washington State Picks and Prediction – 3/22/2024

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The Drake Bulldogs come into the NCAA tournament with a round one matchup against the Washington State Cougars. Drake has been phenomenal all season coming into the dance with 28 wins overall riding a 5 game win streak following a narrow 4 point victory against Indiana State in the final game of the season. Drake did just enough on the defensive side of the ball in the MVC tournament allowing 80 points on 52.5% shooting from the floor. The Bulldogs pulled in 28 rebounds and force 11 turnovers to secure the victory. Offensively Drake rolled making 51.7% of their shots not down 11 triples to score 84 points in the game. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Tucker DeVries has led the way for the Drake offense this season as one of the better scorers in the entire country averaging 21.8 points and 3.6 assists per game. Atin Wright averages 13.9 points and Kevin Overton chips an 11.4 points per game. Darnell Brodie is averaging 11.3 points and a team high 7.9 rebounds.

The Washington State Cougars come into the first round of the tournament with the seven seed following a 24 win season that ended with a six point loss against Colorado. Offensively Washington State has been top tier all season averaging exactly 75 points on 46.7 percent shooting from the floor. Defensively Washington State held their own as well holding opponents to just 67.1 points per game overall.

Isaac Jones is the offensive leader this season for Washington State averaging 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds. Jaylen Wells average 12.2 points and Andrej Jakimovski averages 10 points per game. Myles Rice is stuck on the roster averaging 15.1 points in a team leading 3.9 assists.