Drake Bulldogs vs Evansville Purple Aces Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Drake Bulldogs vs Evansville Purple Aces

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Ford Center in Evansville, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Drake Bulldogs (6-6) are headed to Ford Center on Sunday where they will compete against the Evansville Purple Aces (4-8).

The Drake Bulldogs played Murray State and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-72 in their last game. Drake ended the contest with a 44.8% FG percentage (26 of 58) and made 3 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Bulldogs knocked down 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to defense, Drake allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the field on 23 of 57 shooting. Murray State earned 10 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Furthermore, Murray State pulled down 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Murray State finished the game at 83.9% from the free throw line by making 26 of their 31 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up walking away with 21 and Murray State racked up 20 personal fouls.

Jalen Quinn is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 41.2% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 33 minutes played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Drake will enter this matchup with a record of 6-6 this season. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Drake is collecting 37.5 boards per game and has 181 dimes for the season, which ranks 105th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 37.2% on 3-pointers (115 of 309) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They average 80.2 pts per contest (129th in the nation) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Bulldogs have forced 9.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They rank 214th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 156 surrendered this season. The Bulldogs are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.8% (298 of 730) and they relinquish 35.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 97th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.5).

In their last game, the Evansville Purple Aces took a defeat with a final score of 83-78 when they faced Belmont. In the matter of how they rebounded, Evansville allowed Belmont to pull down 33 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.9% from three-point range by going 9 of 21 and finished the game at 18 of 25 from the charity stripe (72.0%). The Purple Aces permitted Belmont to make 28 of their 58 attempts from the field which left them shooting 48.3% in the matchup. In all, the Purple Aces finished shooting 23 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.7%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Evansville made 12 of their 32 tries (37.5%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. Belmont earned 22 fouls in this contest which got the Purple Aces to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Purple Aces recorded 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in this game.

Trent Hundley was important for the Purple Aces in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Evansville has a win-loss mark of 4-8 this year. The Purple Aces commit 17.4 fouls per game and they go 70.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (226th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. Evansville has scored 837 points so far this season (69.8 per contest) and they average 33.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Purple Aces are connecting on 42.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 314th in the nation.

The Evansville defense surrenders 37.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (106 of 283) and opponents are knocking down 75.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.4 dimes and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which is 190th and 231st in college hoops. The Purple Aces on the defensive end are ranked 194th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.4. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (202nd in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Drake

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