Drexel vs. Howard betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 16

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The Howard Bison (7-5) will look to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the Drexel Dragons (4-6) on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Daskalakis Athletic Center as 6.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 11 a.m. ET on FloCollege. The matchup has a point total of 135.5.

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Drexel Cover -6.5 vs Howard -105

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Drexel vs. Howard betting lines

  • Drexel moneyline odds to win: -267
  • Howard moneyline odds to win: +217
  • Spread: Drexel (-6.5)
  • Total: 135.5

Drexel statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games, Drexel owns a better record against the spread (2-1-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (1-3-0).
  • The Dragons have gone over the total in a lower percentage of home games (33.3%) than away games (75%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Drexel has won a lower percentage of its games at home (.667) compared to road games (1.000).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Dragons were the 269th-ranked team in the nation (70.4 points per game) last year. Defensively, they were 40th (66.9 points conceded per game).
  • Drexel was 75th in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.6) and 47th in rebounds allowed (28.9) last season.
  • The Dragons were 219th in the country in assists (13.0 per game) last season.

Drexel betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-6-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 2-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.7 (320th in nation) 43.2 (168th) 37.5 (41st) 31.2 (188th) 14.1 (207th) 11.8 (196th)

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Howard statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Howard had a better winning percentage at home (.400, 4-6-0 record) than on the road (.357, 5-9-0).
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Bison’s games finished above the over/under at home (80%, eight of 10) compared to away (50%, seven of 14).
  • In 2024-25 when moneyline underdogs, the Bison had a better winning percentage at home (.250, 1-3 record) than away (.100, 1-9).

Last season stats

  • The Bison were ranked 80th in college basketball offensively last season with 77.5 points per game, while defensively they were 19th-worst (79.3 points allowed per game).
  • With 30.6 boards per game, Howard ranked 266th in the country. It gave up 30.2 rebounds per contest, which ranked 114th in college basketball.
  • Last year the Bison ranked 46th in college basketball in assists, averaging 15.8 per game.

Howard betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-2-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (177th in nation) 44.5 (232nd) 31.6 (252nd) 30.5 (153rd) 15.4 (130th) 12.4 (239th)
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