The Rhode Island Rams will travel to the Charles E. Smith Center to take on the George Washington Colonials this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.
The Rhode Island Rams dropped to 13-11 on the season after being defeated by the Dayton Flyers, 63-57, this past Monday. Rhode Island fought back from a 50-39 deficit to tie the game at 54-all late, however, the Rams struggled on both ends of the court down the stretch and the Flyers pulled away after taking a 60-54 lead with :52 seconds left in regulation. Rhode Island shot 38.2% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Dayton to shoot 33.3% from the field & 45.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Rams was Ishmael Leggett who had 9 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.
On the season, Rhode Island is averaging 67.6 ppg on 46.1% shooting from the field. The Rams are averaging 5.5 three-pointers per game on 35.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Rhode Island has been led by Makhel Mitchell (11.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.7 bpg), Jeremy Sheppard (10.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spg), Makhi Mitchell (9.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.3 bpg), & Ishmael Leggett (8.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.3 spg).
Defensively, Rhode Island is holding their opponents to an average of 63.5 ppg on 37.9% shooting from the field. The Rams have a rebound margin of 1.9 and a turnover margin of -0.7.
The George Washington Colonials improved to 10-14 on the season after defeating the Duquesne Dukes, 73-52, this past Wednesday. George Washington was outstanding defensively against George Washington and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 33-19 lead into halftime. George Washington shot 49.2% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc while holding Duquesne to 27.6% shooting from the field & 4.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Colonials was Joe Bamisile who had 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, George Washington is averaging 66.4 ppg on 42.6% shooting from the field. The Colonials are averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game on 32.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Washington has been led by James Bishop (17.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.0 apg), Joe Bamisile (14.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 spg), Brayon Freeman (9.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.3 spg), & Ricky Lindo Jr. (8.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.6 spg).
Defensively, George Washington is allowing their opponents to average 71.2 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Colonials have a rebound margin of -5.9 and a turnover margin of 0.1.
The Rams are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games vs. George Washington. The Colonials are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games & 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Rhode Island recently was able to pick up a solid win at home against Davidson, however, this is still a team that has lost 7 of their last 8 games and comes into this game ranked just 266th in scoring offense & 328th in three-pointers made per game. George Washington has played much better as of late, winning 4 of their last 6 games, while averaging 75.8 in those wins, and as we’ve already seen the Colonials defeated the Rams on the road, I think the play here is to take George Washington and the points. Good Luck!