Maine Black Bears vs Drexel Dragons Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maine Black Bears vs Drexel Dragons

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

Daskalakis Athletic Center is where the Drexel Dragons (4-7) will take on the Maine Black Bears (1-12) on Sunday.

The Maine Black Bears faced Canisius and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-43 in their last contest. Maine walked away from the contest having earned a 31.4% FG percentage (16 out of 51) and knocked down 4 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Black Bears made 7 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 11 assists for the game while creating 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defense, Maine allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. Canisius earned 18 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. On top of that, Canisius snagged 37 boards (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Canisius finished the game shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 17 tries. They knocked down 9 out of their 20 shots from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Black Bears ended up finishing with 13 while Canisius totaled 17 fouls.

Keelan Steele is someone who was important for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played for 26 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. He ended up walking away with 12 points on 4 of 7 shooting.

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Maine heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 1-12 so far this season. They are giving up possession 15.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Maine is pulling in 28.5 rebounds per game and has earned 134 dimes so far this year, which is 325th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Black Bears are shooting 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (73 of 230) and 61.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 58.5 pts per game (364th in college hoops) while hitting 43.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Black Bears are forcing 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are conceding 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 114th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.3). Black Bears defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.4% (326 of 735) and they relinquish 37.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 292nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 175 surrendered so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Drexel Dragons went home defeated by a final of 74-66 against Howard. The Dragons corralled 14 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for this game. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. Howard had 17 personal fouls for this game which took the Dragons to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a rate of 63.2%. In relation to 3-pointers, Drexel knocked down 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Dragons walked away from this one shooting 22 for 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.1%. The Dragons allowed Howard to make 23 out of their 48 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.9% in the game. They finished 50.0% from downtown by connecting on 5 out of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 25 at the free throw line (92.0%). Regarding rebounds, Drexel allowed Howard to get 35 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Kevon Vanderhorst pitched in for the Dragons for the game. He totaled 30 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists for this game. He made 8 of 11 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Drexel has a record of 4-7 for the season. As an offensive team, the Dragons are connecting on 41.8% from the floor, which is ranked 323rd in the nation. Drexel has accounted for 783 pts on the campaign (71.2 per contest) and they pull in 39.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.1 times per game (215th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per contest. The Dragons are committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 62.7% from the free throw line.

The Dragons on the defensive side of the court are 144th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 71.5. They are able to force 11.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (190th in D-1). The Drexel defense allows 33.0% on 3-point shots (65 of 197) and opponents are connecting on 74.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.5 dimes and 34.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 66th and 175th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maine

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