The Northeastern Huskies (13-13) will look to end their six-game home losing streak in a matchup against the Drexel Dragons (3-21), who are on their own nine-game road losing streak. The game begins at 1:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 13.
The Huskies come into this game on a high note after just getting past Towson 47-44 on Thursday. David Walker led all scorers on the team with 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting. The Dragons, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 69-60 loss against Delaware on Thursday. Sammy Mojica had a good shooting night, leading the team with 16 points.
The Huskies have gone 13-13 Straight Up (SU) and 10-13 Against The Spread (ATS). The Huskies have seen a decline in scoring as of late, averaging 57.6 points during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 72.7 points per game. Drexel has a habit of getting in foul trouble (22.5 fouls per game), so expect the Huskies to get a number of opportunities from the free throw line.
On the other side, the Dragons have 3-21 SU and 9-13-1 ATS records. Most recently, Drexel is a meager 2-8 ATS over the last 10 games. The Dragons have shown improvement on the offensive end over the most recent 10 game stretch. Over that span, Drexel is averaging 68.1 PPG, significantly more than their season average of 62.1.
This is the first meeting of the season for Northeastern and Drexel. The last time they played, Northeastern came out on top, evening up the two teams’ head-to-head record over their most recent games (5-5). On the other hand, Northeastern holds the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers, Drexel held the edge in all three of these categories twice in the last five meetings. Northeastern never did so in those games.
Predictions: SU Winner – NE, ATS Winner – NE
Notes
“Northeastern is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games “.
“Northeastern is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northeastern’s last 7 games “.
“Northeastern is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home”.
“Northeastern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home”.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northeastern’s last 5 games at home”.
“Northeastern is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Drexel”.
“Northeastern is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Drexel”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northeastern’s last 6 games when playing at home against Drexel”.
Northeastern scores just 74.8 points per home game (ranked 153rd). Drexel ranks 95th in points allowed on the road, giving up 72.4 points.
The Northeastern Huskies average a field goal percentage of 43.8% this season. The Drexel Dragons are a winless 0-17 when opponents have a FG% of 43.8% or greater.
The Northeastern Huskies rank lower for their field goal percentage (192nd) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (110th), but the Drexel Dragons have a better FG% ranking (345th) than eFG% ranking (349th).
Northeastern ranks 89th in assists, registering 14.9 per game. Drexel performs worse at 289th with 11.7 assists per game.
On average, Northeastern makes 6.7 steals per game. Drexel is an abysmal 1-11 when it gives up at least 6 steals.
