UNC-Wilmington vs. Drake 3/21/22 - College Basketball Invitational Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 03/21/2022 at 9:00 AM ET
On Monday, the Drake Bulldogs will play the UNC Wilmington Seahawks in the quarterfinals of the CBI Tournament at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Drake defeated the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons on Saturday 87-65. The leading scorer for Drake was Okay Djamgouz with 20 points. The Bulldogs shot 59.0% overall and 50.0% from three-point territory. Drake held Purdue Fort Wayne to 41.5% shooting and outrebounded the Mastodons 32-29.
Tucker Devries is leading Drake in scoring with an average of 13.9 points per game, while Roman Penn is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 11.1 points and 3.9 assists per game. Garrett Sturtz is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.2 rebounds per game. Drake has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team in scoring an average of 73.5 points per game.
UNC-Wilmington improved to 24-9 following its 93-78 victory on Sunday over the VMI Keydets. The leading scorer for UNC-Wilmington was Mike Okauru with 27 points while Jaylin Sims scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. UNC-Wilmington shot 47.7% overall and 40.0% from three point territory, while holding VMI to 40.7 shooting overall and 33.3% from three-point territory.
Jaylen Sims is leading UNC-Wilmington in scoring, rebounding and assists with averages of 16.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. Mike Okauru is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.6 points per game and is one of three players for the Seahawks averaging double figures in scoring. UNC-Wilmington is scoring an average of 70.3 points per game, while shooting 41.8% overall and 32.8% from behind the 3-point territory.
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UNC Wilmington, during the regular season allowed an average of 69.0 points per game, but in three conference tournament games and the opening game in the CBI, the Seahawks are allowing an average of 62.7 points per game. UNC-Wilmington has covered the spread in five of its last six. Drake is just 3-3 ATS over its last six games played. Drake is holding its opponents to an average of only 64.7 points per game, while during the regular season allowed an average of 66.5 points per game. Therefore, the play here in UNDER as the UNDER has cashed in five of Drake's last seven and in five of UNC-Wilmington’s last six. Final Score Prediction, Drake Bulldogs win but our best play is UNDER 64-59.
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