Drake broke through with a 102-98 conference win over Loyola Chicago on Thursday as De'Antae McMurray scored a team-leading 24 points, Reed Timmer added 23 points, and the Bulldogs shot 53.8 percent from the floor. Drake defeated Mississippi Valley State 101-69 the previous game with Billy Wampler scoring 27 points, and the Bulldogs recorded a .529 shooting percentage. Southern Illinois has lost four of its last six games, including 60-51 as a small favorite at Bradley on Thursday. The Salukis shot a horrid 27.3 percent and were just two of 26 from three-point range. Sean O'Brien and Leo Vincent led the Salukis with only 10 points apiece. Drake is averaging 74.5 points compared to 70.2 for Southern Illinois, which has a .300 percentage from beyond the arc. Southern Illinois is 8-18-2 ATS after an ATS loss dating to last season. Take the points with Drake.
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CBB
Drake at Southern Illinois
January 1, 2017
5:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Drake +7 (-103) (risk 1 to return 1.97)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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