Hampton Pirates (4-5) vs James Madison Dukes (9-0)
2023-12-16 14:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Hampton Pirates +15.5 -- Over/Under: 163.5
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The James Madison Dukes and the Hampton Pirates meet in college basketball action from the Hampton Convocation Center on Saturday afternoon. Can JMU remain unbeaten? Or will Hampton pull off the upset and get back to .500? Let’s dive in and take a look with our James Madison vs. Hampton Prediction.
James Madison Team Preview
The James Madison Dukes come into this game looking to build on their 9-0 start after an 84-69 win over Old Dominion last time out. Terrence Edwards is averaging 17.9 PPG along with 5 RPG and 3.3 APG while T.J. Bickerstaff has 16.6 PPG with a team-high 8.7 RPG to lead the Dukes on the glass. Noah Friedel has 11.2 PPG with 4.4 RPG and Michael Green III has 12.1 PPG while adding a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Dukes in assists, also rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for JMU so far this season. As a team, James Madison is averaging 94.1 PPG on 50.5% shooting from the field, 38.9% from three and 70.2% from the foul line this season.
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Hampton Team Preview
The Hampton Pirates come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 100-53 win over subdivision Mary Baldwin last time out. Tedrick Wilcox leads the Pirates in scoring with 16.1 PPG along with 5.7 RPG and 2.3 APG while Kyrese Mullen has 15.5 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to lead the Pirates on the glass this season. Tristen Maxwell has 10.7 PPG with 3.7 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Pirates in assists while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Hampton so far this season. As a team, Hampton is averaging 84.4 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 73% from the foul line this season.
James Madison vs. Hampton Prediction
It’s a reasonably high number, but I’m sticking with James Madison until the frankly give me a reason not to. The Dukes just keep picking up and seeing everyone down that’s put in front of them and a middle-rate Hampton team isn’t the one that I think rocks the boat. Give me JMU laying the points.
