Stetson vs Jacksonville 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Jacksonville Dolphins and the Stetson Hatters meet in college basketball action from the Edmunds Center on Wednesday night.

The Jacksonville Dolphins will look to build on their 73-69 win over Liberty in their last game. Kevion Nolan leads the Dolphins with 14 PPG and 4.2 APG while Bryce Workman has 9.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG and Osayi Osifo has a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead the Dolphins on the glass this season. As a team, Jacksonville is averaging 67.1 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three and 70% from the foul line while allowing 59.4 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field and 30.1% from three this season.

The Stetson Hatters will try to bounce back from an 89-82 OT loss to Florida Gulf Coast last time out. Rob Perry leads Stetson in scoring with 15.9 PPG in 14 games while Chase Johnston has 13.8 PPG and Christiaan Jones has 13.1 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Stetson so far this season. Jones also boasts a team-high 6.2 RPG and Stephan Swenson has a team-high 5.1 APG as well this season. As a team, Stetson is averaging 70 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field, 34.5% from three and 68% from the foul line while allowing 70.6 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field and 34.9% from three this season.

Jacksonville is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games while the over is 5-2 in their last 7 games following an ATS win. Stetson is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600 while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall.                                                                                                                                          

I get the case to be made for a home dog, even one catching just a single bucket like Stetson is. However, Jacksonville’s been one of the best cover teams in the country this season and with a top-10 defense, it’s really hard to just look past that and go the other way. Maybe they’re begging you to take Jacksonville at that point, but they don’t have to beg too hard. I’m on the Dolphins here.