Drake @ Indiana State 6:00 PM ET
Game# 729-730
Play On: Indiana State -5.5

This is a matchup of the 2 best teams in the Missouri Valley Conference. Indiana State (19-3) will be playing with revenge stemming from an 89-78 loss at Drake (18-4) earlier this season. Since that defeat the Sycamores have reeled off 6 wins in a row. Indiana State is also 9-0 SU at home this season with an average victory margin of 26.5 points per game. Drake is just 2-3 SU&ATS in their last 5 true road games with all those as a favorite. This will be only the 2nd time this season that the Bulldogs are an underdog which tells me precisely how the oddsmakers feel about this matchup. Besides that loss at Drake, the only other defeats that Indiana State has suffered came at Michigan State and Alabama. Another thing to keep in mind. If Indiana State has a small lead down the stretch which prompts Drake to intentionally foul to extend the game, Indiana State is the 4th best free throw shooting team in the country at 79.1%. Give me Indiana State minus points.