Georgia Southern Eagles vs James Madison Dukes Prediction, 2/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs James Madison Dukes

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Atlantic Union Bank Center in Norman, OK

TV: ESPN+

Atlantic Union Bank Center is where the James Madison Dukes (17-10) will take on the Georgia Southern Eagles (14-13) on Saturday.

The Georgia Southern Eagles faced Old Dominion and walked away with a win by a score of 78-75 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Eagles ended up with 18 while Old Dominion racked up 16 fouls. They converted 7 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Old Dominion finished shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by making 16 of 24 shots. Additionally, Old Dominion totaled 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Old Dominion doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, Georgia Southern allowed 44.1% from the field on 26 out of 59 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes for this game while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 40 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 11 of their 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. Georgia Southern wrapped up the contest with a 40.6% field goal percentage (28 out of 69) and made 11 out of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Adante’ Holiman is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the field and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 35 minutes played and also totaled 1 board. He accounted for 24 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Georgia Southern comes into this contest with a mark of 14-13 this year. They are turning it over 13.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Georgia Southern is pulling down 37.2 boards per game and has accounted for 364 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 181st in college in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are connecting on 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (258 of 755) and 65.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.7 points per game (168th in college hoops) while hitting 42.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles have forced 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 213th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 358 relinquished for the campaign. The Eagles are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (684 of 1,570) and they surrender 38.4 boards per game as a squad. They give up 32.1% on 3-point attempts while they are 312th in D-1 in points per game allowed (76.7).

For their last game, the James Madison Dukes took home the win by a final score of 74-73 against Coastal Carolina. The Dukes recorded 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Coastal Carolina committed 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Dukes to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 20 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, James Madison knocked down 6 out of 25 tries (24.0%). Overall, the Dukes went 24 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.4%. The Dukes permitted Coastal Carolina to convert 26 of their 53 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 49.1% in this game. They went 50.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 14 and ended up going 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, James Madison permitted Coastal Carolina to get 31 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Mark Freeman was important for the Dukes for this contest. He earned 23 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He made 6 of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 37.5%, but didn't pull down a rebound.

James Madison has a mark of 17-10 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Dukes are hitting on 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 186th in college. James Madison has 1,966 pts on the campaign (72.8 per contest) and they average 35.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.7 times per contest (312th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.2 times per contest. The Dukes have committed 15.6 fouls per game and they shoot 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Dukes defensively are ranked 88th in D-1 in points given up per game with 68.9. They are able to force 10.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (169th in the nation). The James Madison defense concedes 34.4% from downtown (192 of 558) and their opponents are converting on 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 10.7 assists and 32.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 65th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take James Madison

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