Drake vs Evansville Prediction 2/26/25 College Basketball Picks

The Drake Bulldogs and the Evansville Aces meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Ford Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Drake vs. Evansville prediction.

Matchup History

Drake won the first meeting between these two teams at home by a final score of 63-40 back on January 11th, 2025, extending their current double-digit win streak over the Aces, which dates back to 2019.

Drake Recap

The Drake Bulldogs come into this game looking to add on to their 64-58 win over Northern Iowa last time out to improve to 25-3 on the year. After this game, Drake will head home to close out the regular season against Missouri State.

Bulldogs Clinch MVC Title With Win

Bennett Stirtz leads the Bulldogs in scoring and assists with 19 PPG and 6 APG along with 4.4 RPG while Mitch Mascari has 10.9 PPG and Daniel Abreu has 10.9 PPG with 3.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Drake up to this point in the year. Tavion Banks has added 9.6 PPG with 4.5 RPG while Cam Manyawu has 7.4 PPG with a team-leading 5.7 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Drake is averaging 71.1 PPG on 49% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three, and 70.3% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Drake Bulldogs will win

• Drake has won each of its last 19 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Evansville has lost 31 of its last 40 night games against the Missouri Valley Conference.

Evansville Recap

The Evansville Aces come into this game looking to bounce back from an 82-77 loss at the hands of UIC last time out to fall to 11-18 on the year. After this game, Evansville will head on the road to close out the regular season against Illinois State.

Aces Looking To Rebound

Tayshawn Comer leads the Purple Aces in scoring with 16.1 PPG and in assists with 4.2 APG along with 3.8 RPG while Gabriel Pozzato has 15.8 PPG with 4.1 RPG so far this season. Cam Haffner has 12.7 PPG with 3.6 RPG, capping off the trio of double-digit scorers for Evansville up to this point in the year. Tanner Cuff has 8.6 PPG with Cuff logging a team-high 6.6 RPG and 3.3 APG to lead the Aces in rebounding. Joshua Hughes also has 7.6 PPG and 5 RPG while Connor Turnbull has 8.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG on the year. As a team, Evansville is averaging 67.1 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three, and 69.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Evansville Purple Aces will win

• Drake has lost six of its last eight night games at Ford Center.
• Evansville has won six of its last eight night games against Drake at Ford Center.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Evansville’s last 12 games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 125+ points.
• Forty of Drake’s last 43 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 124+ points.

Drake vs. Evansville Prediction

I’m on Drake here. I know it’s simply a case of win and clinch for Drake but I just can’t trust Evansville here given the history between these two teams. Evansville’s had little to no luck in this matchup over the years, from not just a winning perspective but covering the point spread as well and I just don’t see that changing here. Drake for my money is still the team to beat in the MVC this season and I think they beat up on Evansville once again here. Give me Drake.