Belmont vs. Drake Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 10

The Belmont Bruins (14-3, 4-2 MVC) visit the Drake Bulldogs (8-8, 2-3 MVC) at Knapp Center, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 10, 2026. The Bruins are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 151.

Belmont is coming off of a 78-65 victory over Northern Iowa in its most recent outing on Wednesday. In Belmont's win, Jack Smiley led the way with a team-high 19 points (adding three rebounds and six assists). Drake is coming off of a 93-66 loss to Bradley in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Jaehshon Thomas scored a team-best 18 points for Drake in the loss.

Belmont vs. Drake Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa
• Spread favorite: Belmont -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Belmont -274
• Moneyline underdog: Drake +220
• Over/Under: 151 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Belmont vs. Drake

• This season, nine of Belmont's 16 games have gone over Saturday's total of 151 points.
• There have been six Drake games that finished with a combined score higher than 151 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 160.2 points per game, 9.2 points more than the total of 151 for this contest.
• These two teams surrender a combined 140.5 points per game, 10.5 less than this contest's over/under.
• Belmont has seen a 153.1 average over/under in its games this season, 2.1 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 3.4 points more than the average over/under in Drake's games this season (147.6 points).

Betting the Spread: Belmont vs. Drake

• Belmont has played 16 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• The Bruins have been favored by 6.5 points or more 10 times this season and are 3-7 ATS in those matchups.
• In Drake's 14 games this season, it has four wins against the spread.
• This season, the Bulldogs have two against the spread wins in four games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Drake has one win against the spread and is 2-5 overall.
• Drake has one win ATS (1-3) as a 6.5-point underdog or more at home.
• On the road, Belmont is 5-2 against the spread, and 6-1 overall.
• On the road, Belmont has one win ATS (1-2) as 6.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Belmont vs. Drake

• This season, Belmont has been moneyline favorites 14 times and won 11, or 78.6%, of those games.
• The Bruins have a record of 7-3, a 70% win rate, when favored by -274 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 73.3% chance of a victory for Belmont.
• Drake has won in two of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Bulldogs have come away with a win one times in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +220 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Drake has a 31.2% chance of pulling out a win.