This is a 10* TOTAL MID-MAJOR on the UNDER Drexel/Howard.

Both sides have been playing to several higher-scoring games of late, but everything points to a much tighter defensive battle on Tuesday in my opinion.

Howard has seen the total go OVER in five straight after its 88-83 win over UNCW, but note that the Bison have seen the total go UNDER in eight of their last 12 (dating to last year), after seeing the total OVER in five or more straight games.

Drexel has seen the total go OVER in four of its last five. It's off the 77-70 win at Albany, but note that the Dragons have seen the total go UNDER in three of their last four (dating to last year as well,) off a SU/ATS road win as an underdog.

The situation and the numbers/trends point to a lower-scoring defensive battle, so the play is the UNDER.

Good luck, NP