Drexel vs. Monmouth betting: College basketball preview for January 30

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The Monmouth Hawks (5-16, 3-5 CAA) will look to stop a three-game losing streak when they host the Drexel Dragons (12-9, 4-4 CAA) on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at OceanFirst Bank Center as only 2.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on FloCollege. The matchup has an over/under of 133 points.

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Drexel Cover -2.5 vs Monmouth -111

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Drexel vs. Monmouth betting lines

  • Drexel moneyline odds to win: -154
  • Monmouth moneyline odds to win: +128
  • Spread: Drexel (-2.5)
  • Total: 133

Drexel statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Drexel has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than away games. It has covered four times in seven games when playing at home, and it has covered seven times in nine games when playing on the road.
  • The Dragons have gone over the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in three of seven home matchups (42.9%). On the road, they have hit the over in two of nine games (22.2%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Drexel has won a lower percentage of its games at home (.400) compared to away games (.750).

Recent trends

  • The Dragons have seen a downturn in scoring lately, putting up 64.5 points per game in their last 10 contests, 4.8 points fewer than the 69.3 they’ve scored this year.
  • The last 10 games have seen Drexel concede 0.7 fewer points per game (64.4) than its season-long average (65.1).
  • The Dragons are trending down from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 6.4 threes per game and shooting 30.0% from long range compared to their season-long averages of 7.4 makes and 34.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Drexel betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-7-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 7-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 5-2-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 7-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-13-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-4 (Home: 2-3; Away: 3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-5 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (145th in nation) 40.5 (43rd) 34.7 (63rd) 28.2 (38th) 13.0 (244th) 11.4 (182nd)

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Monmouth statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Monmouth’s winning percentage against the spread at home is .750 (3-1-0). Away, it is .571 (8-6-0).
  • Hawks games have finished above the over/under 50% of the time at home (two of four), and 28.6% of the time away (four of 14).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Hawks have a better winning percentage at home (.500, 1-1 record) than away (.091, 1-10).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are tallying 70.1 points per game over their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 68.0.
  • In its last 10 games, Monmouth is ceding 74.3 points per contest, compared to its season average of 76.2 points allowed.
  • The Hawks are sinking 0.4 fewer three-pointers per contest over their last 10 games (6.5) compared to their season average (6.9), but they are delivering a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.6%) compared to their season mark (34.5%).

Monmouth betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-10-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 8-7-0 (As Favorite: 3-1-0; As Underdog: 8-9-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-14-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-10-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-14 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.5 (357th in nation) 44.7 (257th) 31.1 (260th) 34.2 (326th) 10.9 (344th) 11.5 (197th)
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