Drake Bulldogs

Drake covered one spread in nine as a favorite in 2025-26, the one a 108-57 rout of Western Illinois, and only ten Division I teams sat lower. The Bulldogs were a better ticket getting points, where 23 underdog moneylines made 4.22 units.

Laying points

Drake went 4-5 as a favorite and covered once, a 108-57 win over Western Illinois at -17.5. All five defeats as favorites came at home; the three shortest-priced were 81-79 to Robert Morris at -360, 61-59 to SIU Edwardsville at -340, 99-94 to North Dakota State at -238. Nine favorite moneylines lost 4.17.

Home

At home Drake was 6-11 and covered 3 of 15, 20%; five Division I teams were lower. The 15 home moneylines lost 8.69, and six teams lost more. Away it covered 5 of 11 and made 0.42 on the moneyline.

Getting points

As underdogs the Bulldogs won 8 of 23 and returned 4.22 units; 52 teams did better. The two longest-priced wins both came away from home: 100-79 over Belmont at +650 in the Missouri Valley quarterfinal, and 71-62 at Charleston at +270.

The season, then February

Over the season Drake went 14-20 and covered 12 of 32, 37.5%; 22 Division I teams covered less often. Nine straight defeats ran from 31 January to 1 March, and February went 0-7 with one cover. The tournament then produced two upset wins before a 72-51 semifinal loss to UIC.

Opponents

UIC beat Drake three times, by 7, 10 and 21 points, and covered every time. Belmont won the two meetings before the Missouri Valley quarterfinal; across the three games one unit on Drake made 4.5. Southern Illinois lost two of three, both away from Drake’s floor.

The total

Eighteen overs against 14 unders, 56.2%, a rate 72 Division I teams topped: not enough to price as a lean. Eleven of the first 13 games of 2026 went over.

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