Southern Jaguars vs Drake Bulldogs Prediction, 11/8/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Drake Bulldogs

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: Knapp Center in Des Moines, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Jaguars (0-2) are on their way to Knapp Center on Sunday where they will go up against the Drake Bulldogs (1-0).

The Southern Jaguars faced off with TCU and took a loss by a score of 106-54 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Jaguars finished with 25 while TCU racked up 19 fouls. They also made 13 of their 27 tries from distance. TCU walked away from this one shooting 85.3% at the charity stripe by burying 29 of their 34 shots. Furthermore, TCU collected 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. TCU dished out 26 dimes and had 16 steals in the game. In the matter of defense, Southern let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the field on 32 of 65 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Jaguars made 14 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Southern finished the contest with a 34.5% field goal percentage (19 of 55) and made 2 out of their 11 3-pointers.

Lionel Bell is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played 12 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He ended up finishing with 7 points on 2 out of 4 shooting.

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Southern will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-2 this year. They average 63.0 points per outing (307th in Division 1) while going 39.5% from the field. The Jaguars are hitting 31.3% on 3-point shots (10 of 32) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern is pulling in 28.0 boards per game and has racked up 25 assists for the season, which ranks 189th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 20.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 26.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jaguars have forced 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They give up 45.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 348th in D-1 in PPG allowed (95.5). The Jaguars defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 50.0% (55 of 110) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 360th in college in giving up assists with 47 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Drake Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 101-48 against Central (IA). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Drake allowed Central (IA) to snag 21 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They went 21.9% from 3-point land by going 7 of 32 and finished the game at 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Bulldogs allowed Central (IA) to make 15 out of their 50 attempts from the field which had them shooting 30.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up shooting 39 for 72 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Drake made 9 out of 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to make 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 53.8%. Central (IA) was called for 21 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 18 steals in the game. The Bulldogs snagged 28 defensive boards and 19 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in the game.

Justin Burns ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs in this contest. He accumulated 14 points in his 17 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist. He buried 7 out of 7 in this matchup giving him a rate of 100.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Drake has a record of 1-0 this year. The Bulldogs commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 53.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.0 times per contest (20th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. Drake has earned 101 pts on the year and they snag 51.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are connecting on 54.2% from the floor, which ranks 40th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 13th in college in points per game surrendered with 48.0. They are forcing 24.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 30.0% from the field (22nd in the nation). The Drake defense surrenders 21.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (7 of 32) and their opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.0 assists and 27.0 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 136th and 40th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern

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