Drake vs. UAB Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 5

The Drake Bulldogs (6-3) host the UAB Blazers (6-3) at Knapp Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, December 5, 2025. The Bulldogs are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is 147.5.

Drake enters this game on the heels of a 108-57 victory over Western Illinois on Tuesday. Braden Appelhans' team-leading 30 points paced Drake in the victory. UAB is coming off of a 76-61 loss to Middle Tennessee in its last outing on Monday. Dayjaun Anderson recorded 12 points, zero rebounds and one assist for UAB.

Drake vs. UAB Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa
• Spread favorite: Drake -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Drake -135
• Moneyline underdog: UAB +112
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

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

• Drake and its opponents have combined to go over Friday's total of 147.5 points four times this season.
• There have been six UAB games that finished with a combined score higher than 147.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 164.1 points per game, 16.6 points more than the point total of 147.5 for this game.
• The 135.1 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 12.4 fewer than the 147.5 over/under in this contest.
• This season the average over/under for Drake's games is 145.2 points, 2.3 lower than the over/under of 147.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 6.5 points lower than the average over/under in UAB's games this season (154.0 points).

Betting the Spread: Drake vs. UAB

• Against the spread, Drake is 4-3-0 this season.
• The Bulldogs have covered the spread once this season when favored by 2.5 points or more (in four chances).
• UAB has five wins against the spread in eight games this season.
• The Blazers have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more one time this year and have not covered the spread once.
• Drake has covered the spread once at home, and is 1-2 overall there, this season.
• At home, Drake has one win ATS (1-2) as a 2.5-point favorite or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Drake vs. UAB

• This season, Drake has won two out of the four games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Bulldogs have a record of 2-2 when favored by -135 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Drake has a 57.4% chance to win.
• UAB has split the two games it has played as moneyline underdogs this season.
• The Blazers have played as an underdog of +112 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies UAB has a 47.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.