Quick Picks with Coach Rick Bowe, CBB Picks, CBB Free Picks, CBB Predictions 1/16/25
- rbowe7447
- Jan 16, 2025
- 2 min read
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MARSHALL @ JAMES MADISON (JMU -5.5, 144.5)
JAMES MADISON -5.5
This game comes down to home court advantage. James Madison is 9-8 overall, but they are 7-1 at home this season. The Dukes only loss at home this season was to George Mason 66-61. George Mason is a top 100 team in the latest KenPom rankings.
On the other side, we have Marshall. The Thundering Herd is 10-8 overall, but they have lost all six of their true road games this season. The revenge factor is also in play tonight. Marshall just beat JMU at home last week. The Herd shot 54 percent from three-point range and only won the game by two points. Marshall shoots 30 percent from three, which ranks 328th in the nation.
addition to being 0-6 SU in true road games, Marshall is 0-5-1 ATS. The Herd has lost those six road games by an average of 12.8 points per game. James Madison is 4-1-1 ATS at home this season.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
GONZAGA @ OREGON STATE (GON -9.5, 151.5)
GONZAGA -9.5
Gonzaga is 14-4 SU so far this season and they are now ranked No. 16 in the country. The Bulldogs have not been very good to bettors though. In its last 10 games, Gonzaga is 1-9 ATS. For the season, the Bulldogs are 7-11 ATS.
Tonight, the Bulldogs will face an Oregon State team that relies heavily on the three-pointer. Gonzaga is a very good perimeter defense and defends the three very well. The Bulldogs are also an outstanding rebounding team limiting opponents to one shot per trip down the floor.
Gonzaga has won 5 straight games, the last 4 by double digits. The Bulldogs have won 11 consecutive road games too. Oregon State plays well at home (10-1 SU this season), but Gonzaga is the better team here, the more experienced team and the Bulldogs are starting to find their groove in the West Coast Conference.
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