The Hofstra Pride and William & Mary Tribe meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Kaplan Arena. The Hofstra Pride look for their 10th win. The William & Mary Tribe look for their seventh win.
The Hofstra Pride are averaging 73.4 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 72.1 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Aaron Estrada is averaging 22.5 points and 3.8 assists, while Tyler Thomas is averaging 12.8 points and 3.1 rebounds. Darlinstone Dubar is the third double-digit scorer and Amar’e Marshall is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Hofstra Pride are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 75.4 percent from the free throw line. The Hofstra Pride are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29 rebounds per game.
The William & Mary Tribe are averaging 68.8 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 68.4 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Anders Nelson is averaging 10.8 points and 2 rebounds, while Ben Wight is averaging 10.2 points and 0.4 assists. Gabe Dorsey is the third double-digit scorer and Noah Collier is grabbing 8.6 rebounds. The William & Mary Tribe are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 67.1 percent from the free throw line. The William & Mary Tribe are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.
The Pride are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win. The Tribe are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Pride last 7 overall. The under is 5-1-1 in Tribe last 7 home games. The underdog is 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Hofstra Pride are not only the better team on the season, but they’re playing their best ball right now, which includes winning their last 5 games by an average of 13.8 points. The William & Mary Tribe have been a mess offensively over the last week, and they lose by an average of 7.8 points in the underdog role. Give me Hofstra and the reasonable number.