The George Washington Colonials will travel to the Bob Carpenter Center to take on the Delaware Blue Hens this Friday Night in College Basketball action.
The George Washington Colonials dropped to 1-3 on the season after being defeated by the UMBC Retrievers, 92-81, this past Monday. George Washington had no answers on the defensive end against the Retrievers and could not fight back after UMBC took a 57-32 lead with 17:20 left in regulation. George Washington shot 42.4% from the field and 47.6% from beyond the arc while allowing UMBC to shoot 62.5% from the field and 47.6% from beyond the arc. George Washington was outrebounded by UMBC by a 34-31 margin and committed 14 turnovers in the loss. Leading the way for the Colonials was James Bishop who had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, & 2 steals.
On the season, George Washington is averaging 78.8 ppg on 46.6% shooting from the field. The Colonials are averaging 6.2 three-pointers per game on 32.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Washington has been led by James Bishop (20.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 7.8 apg), Jamison Battle (16.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.3 spg), Matthew Moyer (11.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg), and Jameer Nelson Jr. (11.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 2.8 spg).
Defensively, George Washington is allowing their opponents to average 80.2 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Colonials have a rebound margin of 2.2 and a turnover margin of -2.8.
The Delaware Blue Hens dropped to 1-1 on the season after being defeated by the UMBC Retrievers, 76-61, this past Tuesday. Delaware struggled on both ends of the court against UMBC and could not fight back after a 5-0 run gave UMBC a 65-50 lead with 5:25 left in regulation. Delaware shot just 37.0% from the field and 26.1% from beyond the arc while allowing UMBC to shoot 53.1% from the field. Delaware was outrebounded by UMBC by a 36-26 margin and committed 9 turnovers in the loss. Leading the way for the Blue Hens was Kevin Anderson who had 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, & 3 steals.
On the season, Delaware is averaging 70.0 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Blue Hens are averaging 11.0 three-pointers per game on 40.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Delaware has been led by Kevin Anderson (19.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.5 spg), Ryan Allen (13.5 ppg, 3.0 apg), Ebby Asamoah (13.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg), and Dylan Painter (7.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 apg).
Defensively, Delaware is allowing their opponents to average 76.0 ppg on 43.8% shooting from the field. The Blue Hens have a rebound margin of -4.0 and a turnover margin of -1.5.
The Colonials are 1-7 ATS in their last 7 games and 2-11 ATS in their last 13 Friday games. The Blue Hens are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 December games.
George Washington is currently in rebuilding mode and although there have been some positives, especially with the duo of James Bishop & Jamison Battle, this is a team that is going to struggle this season and hasn’t shown much in losses to Navy, Hampton, and UMBC. Delaware struggled against UMBC, however, I think that was more due to shaking off the rust and as they have a great duo of their own in Kevin Anderson & Ryan Allen, I think the Blue Hens will be able to pick up the victory at home and cover this small spread. Good Luck!
AUTHOR: Brett Nault
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