UAB Blazers (6-3) at Drake Bulldogs (6-3)
Des Moines, Iowa; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -2.5; over/under is 147.5
BOTTOM LINE: Drake faces UAB after Braden Appelhans scored 30 points in Drake’s 108-57 win over the Western Illinois Leathernecks.
The Bulldogs are 3-2 in home games. Drake is third in the MVC scoring 80.8 points while shooting 47.2% from the field.
The Blazers are 0-2 in road games. UAB scores 83.3 points and has outscored opponents by 12.6 points per game.
Drake averages 9.9 made 3-pointers per game, 2.9 more made shots than the 7.0 per game UAB allows. UAB averages 6.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 fewer made shots on average than the 8.1 per game Drake gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Quinn is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Appelhans is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers.
Ahmad Robinson averages 1.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Blazers, scoring 11.6 points while shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc. Chance Westry is averaging 15.8 points, 4.2 assists and two steals.
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