Dozier leads Grambling against Drake
Grambling Tigers (2-7) at Drake Bulldogs (9-1, 2-0 MVC)
Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -22.5; over/under is 143
BOTTOM LINE: Grambling visits the Drake Bulldogs after Kintavious Dozier scored 34 points in Grambling’s 83-65 loss to the Washington State Cougars.
The Bulldogs have gone 5-0 in home games. Drake ranks seventh in the MVC with 31.0 points per game in the paint led by Darnell Brodie averaging 9.3.
The Tigers are 0-5 on the road. Grambling ranks sixth in the SWAC giving up 80.3 points while holding opponents to 49.8% shooting.
Drake averages 78.5 points per game, 1.8 fewer points than the 80.3 Grambling allows. Grambling has shot at a 43.4% rate from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points fewer than the 44.9% shooting opponents of Drake have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tucker DeVries is shooting 46.6% and averaging 19.6 points for the Bulldogs. Kevin Overton is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers for Drake.
Dozier is averaging 14.3 points for the Tigers. Jalen Johnson is averaging 10.4 points for Grambling.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.