The VCU Rams and the George Washington Colonials meet Saturday in college basketball action from Charles E. Smith Center. VCU comes into this one at 23-7 so far. The Rams beat Saint Louis on Tuesday. As for George Washington, they’re sitting at 16-14 overall after a win versus Davidson in their last outing. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
VCU Rams
VCU posted a decent 16-6 record over their first 22 games of the season. The Rams have gone a nice 7-1 in the eight games since, taking out Davidson, Saint Louis, Rhode Island, Fordham, Saint Joseph’s, Richmond and Saint Louis again in that time.
On Tuesday in the rematch versus the Billikens, VCU trailed 35-31 going into the second half. The Rams went on a 48-32 run from there and won it 79-67 in comeback fashion. Jalen DeLoach posted 14 points and five rebounds to lead the way.
George Washington Colonials
Over on the George Washington side, they went on a .500 run at 11-11 through their first 22 games. The Colonials are 5-3 in their last eight outings, beating Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Rhode Island, La Salle and Davidson along the way.
Matched up against Davidson on Wednesday, the Colonials went into the second half facing a 32-26 deficit. George Washington hit a 49-38 second and took the comeback win 75-70. James Bishop had a nice game on 26 points, four assists and three boards.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’m going to take a stab on George Washington. The Colonials are fresh off a nice comeback win over a decent Davidson team and they’ve now won four straight games. George Washington has hit 75 or more points in all four of those outings. As for VCU, they got a nice all-around team effort in their last matchup versus Saint Louis. The Rams have won five straight themselves with 73 or more points scored in four of those. This should be a pretty interesting matchup, and I like George Washington well enough to take them on a cover.