Check out our free William & Mary vs Hampton pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Hampton. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.
William & Mary vs Hampton Pick & Preview: Thursday, February 2nd Betting Odds
Tribe vs Pirates Matchup at a Glance
- Sport: NCAAB
- Teams: William & Mary Tribe at Hampton Pirates
- Where: Hampton at Convocation Center (VA)
- Date: Thursday, February 2nd
- Betting Odds: William & Mary -1, WM -118 | HAMP -105 O/U 144.5
Tribe Preview:
The William & Mary Tribe head into today’s game in what will be their 24th game of the season, posting a record of 9-14. So far, the Tribe have played 11 games on the road, with a record of 1-10. This season, William & Mary has been favored to win in 3 games, sitting with a mark of 2-1. For today’s contest, William & Mary has a betting line set -1 points in their favor.
William & Mary’s leading scorer this season is Anders Nelson, who is averaging 11.91 points per contest. So far, Nelson has accounted for 17.27% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 2.39 rebounds per game and 4.52 assists. Gabe Dorsey is the second leading scorer for the Tribe, averaging 11.13 points per game. Between him and Dorsey, they are accounting for 33.4% of the team’s scoring.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for William & Mary this season, as they are currently ranked 410th in college basketball at 63.9 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Tribe’s 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 30.8%, placing them 434th in the NCAA.
Pirates Preview:
Heading into today’s matchup vs William & Mary, the Hampton Pirates will be taking the floor for the 23rd time this season and have an overall record of 5-17. Currently, the Pirates have been the home team 11 times, sitting with a record of 4-7. So far, the Pirates have been the underdog 20 times, going 4-16 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +1 underdogs on the spread.
Jordan Nesbitt comes into today’s game as the Pirates’ leading scorer at 15.0 points per contest. Not only has Nesbitt been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Hampton’s top rebounder at 6.86 boards per contest. Behind Nesbitt, the team has benefited from the strong play of Russel Dean, who is second on the team in scoring at 13.23 points per game. Overall, he has hit 32.3% of his shots and is adding 3.59 boards per game.
Offensive production has been hard to come by for Hampton this season, as they are currently ranked 386th in college basketball at 64.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Pirates’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 29.3%, placing them 488th in the NCAA.
Free Spread Prediction: William & Mary Tribe -1
Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the William & Mary Tribe to pick up the win and cover the spread as -1 point betting favorites. Although William & Mary as a team is just 410th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Pirates’ defense. At -1 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Tribe to come out on top and cover.
