Jacksonville vs Bellarmine Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/22/23

The Bellarmine Knights and the Jacksonville Dolphins meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Swisher Gym. Bellarmine is currently 9-20 on the year. the Knights beat Central Arkansas in their last game. As for Jacksonville, they’re sitting at 13-14 and fresh off a loss to Lipscomb. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Bellarmine Knights 

Bellarmine managed a sketchy 10-12 run over their first 22 games of the year. The Knights have since been on a 3-4 stretch with losses to Eastern Kentucky, Kennesaw State, Liberty and North Alabama alongside wins over Jacksonville State, Queens NC and Central AR. 

Matched up against Central Arkansas on Sunday, the Knights went into the break with a 36-34 edge. Bellarmine was outscored 33-32 from there but held on for the win 68-67. Peter Suder led the team on 16 points with eight rebounds. 

Jacksonville Dolphins

Over on the Jacksonville side, they managed an 11-9 run over their first 20 outings this season. The Dolphins are just 2-5 in their last seven however, falling to North Florida (twice), Stetson, Florida Gulf Coast and Lipscomb. The two wins came over Central Arkansas and Austin Peay. 

In the Lipscomb game on Saturday, Jacksonville was up 39-31 going into the second half. The Dolphins were outscored 31-20 the rest of the way and lost 62-59. Gyasi Powell was the leading team scorer with 13 points and six rebounds. 

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m going with Bellarmine. Granted, there’s not a lot to get excited about here with both teams struggling. That said, it should still be a competitive game. Bellarmine is 3-2 in their last five, and they’ve scored fairly well lately with 68 or more points in four of their last six outings. As for Jacksonville, they haven’t seen 68 points or more since January 28, a span of six games. Still, I expect the Dolphins to be competitive here while Bellarmine eventually powers out the cover.