Fordham vs George Washington 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The George Washington Colonials will travel to Rose Hill Gymnasium to take on the Fordham Rams this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The George Washington Colonials snapped their 2-game losing streak and improved to 12-16 on the season after defeating the Duquesne Dukes, 98-93 (3OT), this past Wednesday. George Washington was able to force OT after Joe Bamisile hit a pair of game-tying FT’s with :10 seconds left in regulation and pulled away in triple-OT after a pair of James Bishop FT’s gave the Colonials a 92-87 lead with 1:04 left in triple-OT. George Washington shot 47.9% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Duquesne to shoot 40.7% from the field & 21.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Colonials was Joe Bamisile who had 30 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, George Washington is averaging 67.8 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Colonials are averaging 7.0 three-pointers per game on 32.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Washington has been led by James Bishop (17.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.0 apg), Joe Bamisile (16.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.3 spg), Brayon Freeman (9.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.3 spg), Brendan Adams (8.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.1 apg), & Ricky Lindo Jr. (7.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.5 spg, 1.7 bpg).

Defensively, George Washington is allowing their opponents to an average of 72.0 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Colonials have a rebound margin of -5.6 and a turnover margin of 0.2.

The Fordham Rams dropped to 14-15 on the season after being defeated by the UMass Minutemen, 81-73, this past Wednesday. Fordham struggled on the offensive end against UMass and could not fight back after the Minutemen took a 72-66 lead with 2:21 left in regulation. Fordham shot 36.5% from the field & 29.6% from beyond the arc while allowing UMass to shoot 47.4% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Rams was Chuba Ohams who had a double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, & 1 steal.

On the season, Fordham is averaging 67.2 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Rams have a rebound margin of -0.9 and a turnover margin of 0.8. Offensively, Fordham has been led by Darius Quisenberry (16.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg), Chuba Ohams (14.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.7 bpg), Kyle Rose (7.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.2 spg), & Antrell Charlton (7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.8 spg).

Defensviely, Fordham is allowing their opponents to average 67.2 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Rams have a rebound margin of -0.9 and a turnover margin of 0.8.

The Colonials are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games, however, are just 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. Fordham. The Rams are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games & 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games.

George Washington has played better during the 2^nd half of the season, however, this is still at team that has had issues on both ends of the court as the Colonials come into this game ranked just 259^th in scoring offense, 265^th in FG%, & 249^th in scoring defense. Fordham has been solid on the defensive end of the court this season, ranking 117^th in scoring defense & 84^th in steals per game, and as the Rams have been a tough team to play at home this season, posting a 9-4 record which includes a recent win over George Mason, I think the Rams do enough in this one to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!