Drake hosts Johnson and Green Bay

Green Bay Phoenix (2-11, 0-3 Horizon League) at Drake Bulldogs (10-0, 1-0 MVC)

Des Moines, Iowa; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -24.5; over/under is 141

BOTTOM LINE: Green Bay visits Drake after Jeremiah Johnson scored 21 points in Green Bay’s 72-70 loss to the Michigan Tech Huskies.

The Bulldogs are 5-0 on their home court. Drake is the leader in the MVC in team defense, allowing 56.7 points while holding opponents to 40.5% shooting.

The Phoenix are 1-6 in road games. Green Bay ranks sixth in the Horizon League with 22.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Anthony Roy averaging 4.6.

Drake makes 50.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than Green Bay has allowed to its opponents (47.1%). Green Bay has shot at a 44.0% clip from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points greater than the 40.5% shooting opponents of Drake have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitch Mascari is shooting 52.2% from beyond the arc with 3.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 13.5 points.

Preston Ruedinger is averaging 6.1 points and 2.2 steals for the Phoenix.

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