Troy vs. James Madison Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 1/19/23

The James Madison Dukes and the Troy Trojans meet in college basketball action from the Trojan Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Troy Trojans are 1.5-point home favorites for this game with a -125 ML price. The over/under for this game is set at 141.5 points.

Injuries

James Madison has no injuries listed on their report while Troy doesn’t have any new injuries listed since late November, so barring any last-minute announcements, both sides should be at full strength for this game.

Matchup history

These two teams have not met on the hardwood.

Trends

James Madison is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games overall while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 road games. Troy is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 8-3 in their last 11 games following an ATS loss.

Pick

I’m leaning towards Troy here. I like James Madison, but there’s no denying that the offense has seriously cooled off from the unit that was lighting scoreboards on fire early on this season. Troy’s a solid team that just does their business and gets the job done on home soil more often than not. Give me the Trojans at home in this one.