Valparaiso Beacons vs Drake Bulldogs 12/2/2021 Picks Predictions

Valparaiso Beacons vs Drake Bulldogs 12/2/2021 Picks Predictions Previews

The Valparaiso Beacons and the Drake will continue their 2021-22 NCAAB preseason Missouri Valley Conference game on Thursday, December 2 at 9:00 pm ET at the Knapp Center, Des Moines, Iowa. The Valparaiso Beacons 3-4 overall while the Drake Bulldogs split their last 6 games.

Last season, Valparaiso finished in seventh place at the Missouri Valley Conference and was 10-18 overall while Drake ended in second place in the MVC at 15-3 and was 26-5 overall.

The Valparaiso Beacons will look to extend their two-game winning streak. Last Saturday, Valparaiso dominated the Trinity Trolls with a 106-69 victory.

Ben Krikke was the highest scorer with 26 points, was 12 out of 15, had 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 assists, and 1 block. Keyondre Young had 7 rebounds and 13 points while Darius DeAveiro had 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 points. The Beacons outrebounded Trinity 46-24 and forced Trinity to turn over the ball 16 times.

Before this game, Valparaiso defeated TULN 68-64. The team was defeated by the CCU in a tight game of 64-61 and won against JVST at 78-70.

Sheldon Edwards leads the Beacons with an average of 13.3 ppg, 1.4 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game. Thomas Kithier leads with 62.7% field goal attempts, 2.7 assists, and 6.7 rebounds per game.

After seven games, Valparaiso posted an average of 72 ppg which is tied for 199th, 34.8 rebounds per game which is tied at 280th, and 13.3 assists per game which is 210th in NCAA Men’s Basketball. The Beacons are averaging 45.5% in FG shooting.

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Valparaiso Beacons vs Drake Bulldogs Predictions 12/2/2021

The Drake Bulldogs look to snap their three-game losing streak. Last Sunday, Drake suffered a close loss of 57-54 against the North Texas Mean Green. Tremell Murphy scored the highest with 13 points and 3 rebounds.

Garrett Sturtz had six rebounds and 6 points. Roman Penn had the second highest points at 12 and one assist. Drake was shooting 53.5%, 25% from the three-point mark, and 75% in free throws.

The Bulldogs won their first three preseason games. After that, they lost to BEL at 74-69 and ALA at 80-71. Tremell Murphy leads the Bulldogs with an average of 13.7 ppg and leads in field goals at 53.8%.

Roman Penn leads with 3.8 assists. Garrett Sturtz leads with 7.2 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game. Tucker Devries leads with 1 block per game.

As a team, the Bulldogs are averaging 75.5 ppg which is 142nd. The team made an average of 34.2 rebounds per game which is tied for 284th and 11.2 assists per game which is tied for 334th in the league. Drake is averaging 47.1% in FG shooting.

Valparaiso Beacons vs Drake Bulldogs. The NCAAB pick is the Drake Bulldogs. Valparaiso is coming into this game with 2 straight wins while Drake is coming from three straight losses.

Both teams have pretty close team stats with Drake having the slight edge in average points at 75.5 vs 72 from Valparaiso. Drake also allows 65.3 points only vs 69.2 from Valparaiso. Taking the win at home is the Drake Bulldogs but Valparaiso will cover ATS 70-67.

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