College of Charleston vs James Madison 2/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
James Madison Dukes (14-11) vs. College of Charleston Cougars (14-10)
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: College of Charleston Cougars -6 / James Madison Dukes +6; Over/Under: +155
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The James Madison Dukes and the Charleston Cougars meet in college basketball action from the Cotterell Court on Thursday night.
The James Madison Dukes will hope to rebound from an 81-60 loss to Delaware last time out. Vado Morse leads the Dukes in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 2.4 APG while Takai Molson has 12.3 PPG with 5.2 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG this season. Charles Falden has 10.5 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for JMU this season 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 76.2 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 35.4% from three and 70% from the foul line while allowing 72.1 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field and 33.3% from three this season.
The Charleston Cougars will look to build on a 79-75 win over Drexel last time out. John Meeks leads the Cougars in scoring with 15.1 PPG along with 5 RPG while Reyne Smith has 12.1 PPG and Brenden Tucker has 11.3 PPG this season. Dimitrius Underwood has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 6.3 RPG and 3.1 APG to lead the Cougars in rebounding and assists as well as capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Charleston so far this season. As a team, Charleston is averaging 77.8 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 73.6% from the foul line while allowing 75.9 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field and 33.9% from three this season.
James Madison is 3-18 ATS in their last 21 Thursday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall. Charleston is 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games following a SU win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games as a favorite.
I get the allure of points with the Dukes in the underdog role, but while one would hope that JMU plays hard in what are their last couple of games of the season. The Cougars have a lot more to play for here with seeding in the conference tournament becoming more and more important in the coming days with the tournament around the corner. Give me Charleston in this one.
