James Madison vs Delaware 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (14-7) vs. James Madison Dukes (12-6)
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: James Madison Dukes -2 / Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens +2; Over/Under: -154.5
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The Delaware Blue Hens and the James Madison Dukes meet in college basketball action from the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Delaware Blue Hens come into this one looking to shake off a 69-62 loss to Towson in their last game. Dylan Painter leads the Blue Hens in scoring and rebounding with 14.3 PPG and 8 RPG and Ryan Allen has 13.2 PPg and Jameer Nelson Jr. has 13 PPG with 5 RPG while Kevin Anderson has 11.5 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead Delaware in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for the Blue Hens this season. As a team, Delaware is averaging 75.3 PPG on 47.5% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 75.6% from the foul line while allowing 71.2 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field and 36.9% from three this season.
The James Madison Dukes will be out to bounce back from an 88-82 loss at the hands of Drexel in their last game. Vado Morse leads the Dukes in scoring with 14.9 PPG along with 2.3 APG while Takai Molson has 12.3 PPG with 5.2 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG this season. Charles Falden has 10.8 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for JMU this season while Justin Amadi has 9.8 PPG and a team=high 5.4 RPG to lead the Dukes on the glass. As a team, James Madison is averaging 79 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 71.3% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.
Delaware is 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog and 1-4 in their last 5 games overall while the over is 16-5 in their last 21 Saturday games. James Madison is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games.
I get the case to be made either way here, but I’m having a hard time getting myself to back JMU here. The Dukes are struggling right now and they’re just playing out the string as there’s no conference tournament for James Madison with their transition to the Sun Belt looming. Delaware’s been playing well as of late, and while a lot of that has to do with playing at home, I think this is a favorable road matchup where we’re getting a free bucket. Give me the Blue Hens plus the points.
