James Madison vs Radford 12/11/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Radford Highlanders and the James Madison Dukes meet in college basketball action from the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Saturday night.

The Radford Highlanders will look to bounce back from a 67-51 loss to West Virginia on Saturday. Rashun Williams and Bryan Hart shae the team lead in scoring with 8.3 PPG apiece, with Williams logging 4.8 RPG as well while Shaquan Jules has 7.8 PPG and 4.1 RPG. Chyree Walker has a team-high 5.8 RPG and Josiah Jeffers leads the Highlanders in the assist department with 2.8 APG as well this season. As a team, Radford is averaging 61.9 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 31.8% from three and 64% from the foul line while allowing 67.1 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.

The James Madison Dukes will be looking to add to a 52-49 win over Virginia in their last matchup. Vado Morse leads the Dukes in scoring with 11 PPG along with 2.4 APG while Takai Molson has 10.9 PPG with 5.4 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG this season. Charles Falden has 10.1 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for JMU this season while Justin Amadi has 8.9 PPG and 4.8 RPG and Alonzo Sule has 8.5 PPG and a team-high 6.3 RPG to lead the Dukes on the glass. As a team, James Madison is averaging 76.5 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three and 68.5% from the foul line while allowing 62.7 PPG on 41% shooting from the field and 28.2% from three this season.

Radford is 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 roa games while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 games following a loss. James Madison is 9-3 ATS in their last 12 home games and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games overall while the under is 9-3 in their last 12 home games against a team with a losing road record.

This is a fairly decent-sized line for a team like JMU and I’ll concede that the Dukes are the better team here. However, I wonder if a bit of a letdown is in store after such a big win over Virginia and I just don’t know how the Dukes will respond. Radford has battled some tough opposition this season and I think this game is no different. I’ll lean towards Radford and the points here.