Duquesne vs George Washington 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The George Washington Colonials will travel to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse to take on the Duquesne Dukes this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The George Washington Colonials dropped to 9-14 on the season after being defeated by the Dayton Flyers, 80-54, this past Saturday. George Washington was outplayed on both ends of the court throughout the game and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 48-23 margin. George Washington shot just 38.2% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Dayton to shoot 62.3% from the field & 62.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Colonials was Ricky Lindo Jr. who had 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 blocks, & 3 steals.

On the season, George Washington is averaging 66.1 ppg on 42.3% shooting from the field. The Colonials are averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game on 31.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Washington has been led by James Bishop (17.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.1 apg), Joe Bamisile (14.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 spg, 1.0 bpg), Brayon Freeman (9.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.3 spg), & Ricky Lindo Jr. (7.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.7 spg, 1.8 bpg).

Defensively, George Washington is allowing their opponents to average 72.0 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Colonials have a rebound margin of -6.0 and a turnover margin of 0.3.

The Duquesne Dukes lost their 10^th straight game and dropped to 6-17 on the season after being defeated by the Davidson Wildcats, 72-61, this past Monday. Duquesne struggled defensively against Davidson and could not fight back after the Dukes took a 39-2 lead into halftime. Duquesne shot 41.4% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Davidson to shoot 46.3% from the field & 32.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Dukes was Amir Spears who had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Duquesne is averaging 65.2 ppg on 40.7% shooting from the field. The Dukes are averaging 6.4 three-pointers per game on 32.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Duquesne has been led by Amir Spears (11.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.3 spg), Leon Ayers III (10.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg), Kevin Easley (10.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.0 spg), & Tre Williams (10.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.3 bpg).

Defensively, Duquesne is allowing their opponents to an average of 71.4 ppg on 46.5% shooting from the field. The Dukes have a rebound margin of -2.6 and a turnover margin of 0.8.

The Colonials are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss & 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Dukes are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall & 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games.

George Washington struggled against Dayton, however, the Colonials have been playing better basketball as of late as they have won 3 of their last 5 games and had a solid ATS cover at home against Dayton. Duquesne has struggled on both ends of the court as they come into this game ranked just 308^th in scoring offense, 320^th in FG%, & 327^th in defensive FG% and as the Dukes have just a 3-8 record at home, I think George Washington does enough with the points to get us a cover. Good Luck!