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Charleston vs Drexel

Thu Feb 2 7:00PM
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70
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COLCH353469142
DREXL274370+7

Charleston vs Drexel Predictions & Best Bets

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Charleston is on the road playing Drexel at the John A Daskalakis Center stadium on Thursday, 2/2/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. Charleston is the betting favorite opening at -6.5 and the current line is Charleston -7.

As a result of Charleston's first loss in the CAA last week at Hofstra, the team is unranked. To finish up the regular season, they will travel to Philadelphia to face Drexel (12-10 SU, 6-4 CAA), which is ranked fifth in the conference. A one-point win at home gave Drexel a 2.5-point lead. Despite being 3.5 points underdogs, Charleston beat the Dragons 79-75.

Loss of such magnitude

Charleston (60 NCAA Net Ranking) still has a chance to get an at-large bid if they do not win the CAA Tournament. However, they have very little room for error after losing 85-81 to Hofstra last Saturday. Then number one. On Nov. 11, the Cougars lost to then-top-ranked North Carolina, their first loss since then. The Cougars' defense was a problem, as the Hoyas shot 50% from the floor (11-of-22) and 50% from long range (9-of-16). The Cougars outrebounded the Pride by seven, but shot just 5-of-31 (16%) from three-point range, which made the difference.

There is still trouble on the road

This season, Drexel (204KenPom) is 9-2 at home and 2-6 away. In an unsuccessful North Carolina swing, they lost at North Carolina A&T (68-55) and at Elon (72-58) after beating Northeastern on the road, Hampton at home, and Delaware in overtime. Elon entered their game against Drexel at 0-8 in the CAA and 2-19 overall. For the first time in their season, they beat a Division I team against the Dragons. Amari Williams (6-10, 245) had a career-high 23 points with eight boards, but it wasn't enough as the Phoenix shot a sizzling 56% from the field and made 7-of-12 long range shots. Drexel made 40 percent of its shots from the field and 7-of-27 (26%) from three-point range.

It would have been a cover for Charleston to lose to Drexel in this situation. Having lost their first conference game, they'll refocus like they have in their other road games, where they've taken care of business against teams they should beat. Even though Drexel is 6-4, I put them in the average category since Delaware is their only quality win, and it came at home in overtime. Being 341ston the strength of their schedule has been used to their advantage.

Cougars vs Dragons Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Dragons to win tonight's game by 4 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts Dragons to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 140 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Charleston 70 to Drexel 74

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Charleston Cougars and Drexel Dragons, plus recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

  • From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be COLCH 77.5, DREXL 63.5.
  • Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Charleston will win straight-up is 73%.
  • The SportsJaw community predicts Charleston Cougars to cover (56%)
  • OddsShark has not made a prediction yet.
  • 55% picked Drexel Dragons on Covers.com

Charleston Highlights

With a power ranking of 2, Charleston is ranked #28 in offense (scoring an average of 80.05 per game), #149 in defense (allowing an average of 68.14 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-2 (12-10 ATS) this season.

Drexel Highlights

Drexel Dragons has a power ranking of 176 and are #303 for offense (scoring an average of 67.00 per game), #18 for defense (giving up an average of 61.33 points per game) and 12-10 (11-9-1 ATS) overall. Charleston went 2-1 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Drexel.

Charleston Offensive Stats

  • The Cougars are ranked #28 in offense scoring an average of 80.05 per game.
  • The Cougars hit an average of 43.36% of their field goals (ranked #248 in the NCAAB) and 73.39% of their free throws (ranked #105 in the NCAAB) per game.
  • Charleston makes an average of 33.53% of their three pointers (ranked #215 in the NCAAB).
  • Charleston averages 40.41 rebounds per game (ranked # 6 in the NCAAB).
  • The Cougars average 13.50 offensive assists and 12.55 turnovers per game (ranked # 163 and 165 respectively).

Drexel Offensive Stats

  • The Dragons are ranked #28 in offense scoring an average of 80.05 per game.
  • The Dragons hit an average of 42.61% of their field goals (ranked #284 in the NCAAB) and 66.44% of their free throws (ranked #312 in the NCAAB) per game.
  • Drexel makes an average of 32.67% of their three pointers (ranked #262 in the NCAAB).
  • Drexel averages 35.43 rebounds per game (ranked # 171 in the NCAAB).
  • The Dragons average 12.33 offensive assists and 10.81 turnovers per game (ranked # 163 and 27 respectively).

Charleston Defensive Stats

  • The Cougars are ranked #28 in defense allowing an average of 80.05 points to be scored on them per game.
  • The Cougars allow an average of 43.76% field goals (ranked #209 in the NCAAB) and 66.89% free throws (ranked #32 in the NCAAB) per game.
  • Charleston allows an average of 32.08% of the three pointers (ranked #120 in the NCAAB).
  • Charleston averages 34.23 rebounds per game (ranked # 34.23 in the NCAAB).
  • The Cougars average 12.32 defensive assists and 14.23 turnovers per game (ranked # 159 and 99 respectively).

Drexel Defensive Stats

  • The Dragons are ranked #28 in defense allowing an average of 80.05 points to be scored on them per game.
  • The Dragons allow an average of 42.18% field goals (ranked #118 in the NCAAB) and 70.76% of the free throws (ranked #180 in the NCAAB) per game.
  • Drexel allows an average of 33.62% of their three pointers (ranked #192 in the NCAAB).
  • Drexel averages 33.57 rebounds per game (ranked # 33.57 in the NCAAB).
  • The Dragons average 11.24 defensive assists and 12.71 turnovers per game (ranked # 159 and 207 respectively).

Betting Summary

  • Dragons has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).
  • The Scorecaster model predicts Dragons to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go over 140 points.
  • For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

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Current Odds[ - ]

 
COLCH
DREXL
Open
Side
-7
+7
+6.5
Moneyline
-315
+260
+220
Total
Over 142
Under 142
140

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Charleston Cougars
HIGHLIGHTS
Drexel Dragons
28th
OFFENSE
303rd
248th
FG %
284th
215th
3 PT %
262nd
6th
Rebounds
171st
149th
DEFENSE
18th
209th
FG %
118th
120th
3 PT %
192nd
191st
Rebounds
147th

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Charleston CougarsCharleston

vs HOFL 81-85
41.27FG %
77.42FT %
53 PT %
vs NEUW 87-61
47.22FG %
62.5FT %
93 PT %
vs MONMW 69-55
35.85FG %
67.86FT %
123 PT %
vs W&MW 82-54
38.16FG %
72.73FT %
163 PT %
vs ELONW 78-60
38.57FG %
56.25FT %
153 PT %
vs UNCWW 71-69
38.98FG %
88.24FT %
103 PT %
vs DELAW 75-64
37.7FG %
72.73FT %
53 PT %
vs NC-ATW 92-79
49.35FG %
80FT %
83 PT %
vs TOWSW 76-74
43.33FG %
78.57FT %
133 PT %
vs HAMPW 89-61
47.69FG %
64.29FT %
93 PT %

Drexel DragonsDrexel

vs ELONL 58-72
40FG %
87.5FT %
73 PT %
vs NC-ATL 55-68
30.3FG %
50FT %
103 PT %
vs DELAW 77-74
51.92FG %
82.61FT %
43 PT %
vs HAMPW 79-73
49.02FG %
72FT %
113 PT %
vs NEUW 76-55
50FG %
62.5FT %
83 PT %
vs STONYL 66-67
50.94FG %
42.86FT %
63 PT %
vs MONMW 67-35
39.34FG %
64.29FT %
103 PT %
vs TOWSL 58-64
40.68FG %
42.86FT %
73 PT %
vs W&MW 66-56
45.45FG %
62.5FT %
13 PT %
vs ELONW 62-50
42.31FG %
77.78FT %
113 PT %

Injuries[ - ]

Charleston CougarsCharleston

  • There are no injuries listed at this time

Drexel DragonsDrexel

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

#4 in NCAAB L.30 (+$189)

Charleston has a potent offense. I'm not sure if Drexel can hold them down for 40 minutes

COLCH -270

Moneyline Pick

$100

Bet

$37

Win

COLCH -7 (-110)

Spread Pick

$100

Bet

$91

Win

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College of Charleston vs Drexel prediction and stats

have a significantly better offense and the Dragons have a slightly better defense. The Dragons won more games straight up while Cougars won more ATS over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Cougars 76 to Dragons 66.

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