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Saint Joseph’s vs George Washington 1/19/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

George Washington Colonials (5-10) vs. Saint Joseph's Hawks (7-8)
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Saint Joseph's Hawks -9.5 / George Washington Colonials +9.5; Over/Under: -142.5
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The George Washington Colonials and the Saint joseph’s Hawks meet in college basketball action from the Hagan Arena on Wednesday night.

The George Washington Colonials will look to build on their 77-76 win over George Mason last time out. James Bishop leads GW in scoring with 16.1 PPG while Joe Bamisile has 14.6 PPG with 6.1 RPG to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for GW so far this season. Brendan Adams has 9.8 PPG while Ricky Lindo Jr. has 8.7 PPG with a team-high 8.1 RPG and Brayon Freeman has 3 APG as well to lead the Colonials so far this season. As a team, George Washington is averaging 64.9 PPG on 41.4% shooting from the field, 29.1% from three and 66.2% from the foul line while allowing 71.7 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field and 31.2% from three this season.

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks will try to rebound from a 75-64 loss to La Salle last time out. Jordan Hall leads the Hawks in scoring and assists with 16.1 PPG and 6.3 APG while Taylor Funk has 13.7 PPG with 7.3 RPG and Ejike Obinna has 12.7 PPG with 7.3 RPG as well to lead the Hawks on the glass and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Saint Joseph’s so far this season. Erik Reynolds II has 9.4 PPG as well for the Hawks this season. As a team, Saint Joseph’s is averaging 71 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 33.4% from three and 64.8% from the foul line while allowing 71 PPG on 42% shooting from the field and 36.2% from three this season.

George Washington is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win and 20-42-1 ATS in their last 63 road games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record. Saint Joseph’s is 25-12 ATS in their last 37 games following a double-digit loss at home and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games against a team with a losing road record.

I get why the Hawks would be favored here at home, but the Hawks are struggling right now and just fell apart at the seams against La Salle, being outscored by 20 points in the second half and losing by double digits to one of the worst teams in the A-10. George Washington is on that same level as La Salle, but they managed to get a win against a game George Mason team and the Hawks are simply getting too much respect here just because. Not looking to back the Hawks in that regard, so give me GW and the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: George Washington +9.5

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