Exciting Matchup: Drake vs Washington State Predictions
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00:00 My favorite matchup in the round of 64 in the East region is the 10 seed Drake taking
00:08 on the 7 seed Washington State.
00:10 J.Y. one of the reasons why.
00:12 Game played in Omaha Nebraska.
00:13 Drake hails from the great state of Iowa.
00:16 Not a very far trip for those Bulldog faithful in the round of 64.
00:20 Should be a great environment and as you see as close of a game as you could expect.
00:24 Washington State at the moment a slight favorite on the money line.
00:28 I would not be surprised if at a certain point J.Y. leading up to the round of 64 the Bulldogs
00:33 flip to the favorite.
00:34 All credit to Wazoo under Kyle Smith.
00:37 First NCAA tournament berth since 2008.
00:41 But Drake the champions of the Missouri Valley.
00:43 Darren DeVries the head coach.
00:45 His son Tucker one of the best players in that conference.
00:48 I think Drake can make some noise as the 10 seed in what would be a very slight upset
00:51 to begin the round of 64.
00:52 And folks you're going to hear me talk a lot about something called synergy.
00:57 Something that we used in the college game.
01:00 The breakdown games of breakdown.
01:01 So I do a lot of scouting reports and looking at teams.
01:04 So when you start looking at it the points for possession favors Drake.
01:08 The possessions are about the same.
01:10 Drake is better at effective field goal percentage on offense.
01:13 The points scored.
01:14 They shoot better from the free throw line.
01:15 They turn the ball over less.
01:17 So to me you start looking at things that kind of line up and then you go to the defensive
01:22 side of the ball.
01:23 Although Washington State's been known for their defense.
01:25 Points for possession very tight.
01:27 Pace the same.
01:28 Effective field goal percentage not much of a difference.
01:31 So to me this really lines up to be a really tight matchup.
01:34 And to me I wouldn't be surprised.
01:36 And that's my upset alert pick.
01:37 I like Drake to beat Washington State.
01:39 I think you look at that league of the Pac-12.
01:42 I don't think it's as good as people think.
01:44 I'm not dismissing what Kyle Smith has done at Washington State.
01:48 It's been fantastic.
01:49 In fact if I'm a high major.
01:51 If I'm a Michigan or whatever.
01:52 I'm getting this guy on the phone.
01:53 I'm trying to get him to my campus to lead my program.
01:56 That's what he's done at Washington State.
01:58 But I think this is a tough matchup for them.
02:00 Drake offensively is dynamic and I think they can pull the upset versus Washington State.
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