Liberty vs Jacksonville 1/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Jacksonville Dolphins will travel to Liberty Arena to take on the Liberty Flames this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The Jacksonville Dolphins won their 4^th straight game and improved to 11-4 on the season after defeating the North Florida Ospreys, 54-51, this past Saturday. Jacksonville was outstanding defensively against North Florida and was able to take the lead for good after a three-pointer by Tyreese Davis put the Dolphins up by a 52-49 margin with 1:08 left in regulation. Jacksonville shot 37.0% from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc while holding North Florida to shoot 35.4% from the field & 12.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Dolphins was Osayi Osifo who had a double-double with 13 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.

On the season, Jacksonville is averaging 67.1 ppg on 44.8% shooting from the field. The Dolphins are averaging 6.4 three-pointers per game on 34.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Jacksonville has been led by Kevion Nolan (12.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.3 spg), Jordan Davis (10.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg), Tommy Bruner (8.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg), & Osayi Osifo (8.7 ppg, 6.6 rpg).

Defensviely, Jacksonville is holding their opponents to an average of 54.5 ppg on 37.7% shooting from the field. The Dolphins have a rebound margin of 7.9 and a turnover margin of 1.5.

The Liberty Flames won their 4^th straight game and improved to 12-6 on the season after defeating the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, 78-75, this past Saturday. Liberty was outstanding on the offensive end against Florida Gulf Coast and was able to hang on late for the victory after taking a 72-65 lead with :51 seconds left in regulation. Liberty shot 49.1% from the field & 48.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Florida Gulf Cost to shoot 45.2% from the field & 34.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Flames was Darius McGhee who had 48 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Liberty is averaging 72.7 ppg on 47.9% shooting from the field. The Flames are averaging 10.3 three-pointers per game on 38.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Liberty has been led by Darius McGhee (22.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.4 spg), Shiloh Robinson (10.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.1 apg), Keegan McDowell (10.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg), & Kyle Rode (5.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.7 apg).

Defensively, Liberty is holding their opponents to an average of 60.6 ppg on 39.1% shooting from the field. The Flames have a rebound margin of 1.9 and a turnover margin of 1.3.

Jacksonville has been led by their defense this season that comes into this game ranked 1^st in scoring defense & 11^th in defensive FG%, however, the Dolphins can struggle putting up points as they currently rank just t-281^st in scoring offense. Liberty has been solid on both ends of the court and come into this game ranked 28^th in FG%, 22^nd in scoring defense, & 24^th in defensive FG%.

Liberty is the best team in the A-SUN without question and has been very good at home this season, however, this is a team that can struggle to score the basketball if Darius McGhee is lighting it up and I think could run into some trouble here and a Jacksonville defense that has done a great job keeping opponents off the scoreboard all they season. I think Liberty is going to get the win, however, as I think Jacksonville keeps this a competitive, low-scoring game, I think the Dolphins do enough with the points to get us a cover. Good Luck!