James Madison vs Towson 2/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Towson Tigers and the James Madison Dukes meet in college basketball action from the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Towson Tigers will look to finish strong and add to their five-game win streak after an 84-65 win over JMU in their last game. Nicolas Timberlake leads the Tigers in scoring with 14 PPG and Cameron Holden has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 7.8 RPG and 3 APG to lead Towson on the glass. Terry Nolan Jr. has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 4 APG this season and Charles Thompson has 11 PPG with 6.7 RPG to make up the group of Tigers averaging double figures in scoring for Towson so far this season. Jason Gibson also has 9.8 PPG and 2.4 APG for Towson on the year. As a team, Towson is averaging 73.3 PPG on 45.4% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three and 71.3% from the foul line while allowing 64.3 PPG on 41.1% shooting from the field and 32.3% from three this season.

The James Madison Dukes will look to rebound from the loss to Towson that gave the Dukes back-to-back losses. Vado Morse leads the Dukes in scoring with 15.5 PPG along with 2.5 APG while Takai Molson has 12.3 PPG with 5.2 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG this season. Charles Falden has 9.9 PPG while Justin Amadi has 9.7 PPG and a team-high 5.4 RPG to lead the Dukes on the glass. As a team, James Madison is averaging 75.7 PPG on 46.6% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 69.9% from the foul line while allowing 72.4 PPG on 43.9% shooting from the field and 32.1% from three this season.

Towson is 14-3 ATS in their last 17 games against a team with a winning record and 12-3 ATS in their last 15 road games while the under is 11-3 in their last 14 games as a road favorite. James Madison is 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games as a home underdog and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss.

I get the case to be made for a home dog like JMU on Senior Day. However, the Dukes look to be running out of steam and were just pummelled by Towson in the first meeting a couple of days ago. Towson has done their best cover work on the road this season and I look for this one to be no different as Towson finishes with a bang. Give me the Tigers on the road laying the points.