Delaware vs College of Charleston 2/24/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
College of Charleston Cougars (15-12) vs. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (19-9)
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens -4.5 / College of Charleston Cougars +4.5; Over/Under: -151.5
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The Charleston Cougars and the Delaware Blue Hens meet in college basketball action from the Bob Carpenter Center on Thursday night.
The Charleston Cougars will look to build on an 83-72 road win over Northeastern last time out. John Meeks leads the Cougars in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 4.6 RPG while Reyne Smith has 12 PPG and Brenden Tucker has 11.3 PPG this season. Dimitrius Underwood has 11 PPG with a team-high 6.7 RPG and 3.4 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 77.4 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 32.7% from three and 73% from the foul line while allowing 76.7 PPG on 45% shooting from the field and 34.2% from three this season.
The Delaware Blue Hens will try to build on their three-game win streak after a 73-69 win over William & Mary last time out. Jameer Nelson Jr. leads the Blue Hens in scoring with 13.8 PPG along with 5 RPG while Dylan Painter has 13.2 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead the Blue Hens on the glass and Ryan Allen also has 12 PPG. Kevin Anderson has 11.8 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead Delaware in assists and Andrew Carr has 10 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for the Blue Hens this season. As a team, Delaware is averaging 75 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three and 75.2% from the foul line while allowing 70.4 PPG on 43% shooting from the field and 36.5% from three this season.
Charleston is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS win. Delaware is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games and 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games following a win while the over is 7-3 in their last 10 games following a win.
I get the case to be made for the Cougars as Charleston is well-coached, but they’ve been inconsistent to say the least as of late while Delaware has been playing well as of late albeit against weaker opposition. I’m not rushing to the window to bet this game but if forced to pick, I’d side with Delaware at home in this one.
