By Canadian Press on February 1, 2025.
Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (11-11, 4-5 CAA) at Monmouth Hawks (6-16, 4-5 CAA)
West Long Branch, New Jersey; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -1; over/under is 153
BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth faces Delaware after Madison Durr scored 40 points in Monmouth’s 104-97 overtime victory against the Drexel Dragons.
The Hawks are 4-1 on their home court. Monmouth is sixth in the CAA with 9.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Jack Collins averaging 2.0.
The Fightin’ Blue Hens have gone 4-5 against CAA opponents. Delaware is fourth in the CAA scoring 77.3 points per game and is shooting 46.7%.
Monmouth is shooting 39.9% from the field this season, 4.2 percentage points lower than the 44.1% Delaware allows to opponents. Delaware averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Monmouth allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Durr is averaging 12.5 points and 3.1 assists for the Hawks. Abdi Bashir Jr. is averaging 21.5 points over the last 10 games.
John Camden is shooting 48.4% and averaging 17.0 points for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Niels Lane is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 4-6, averaging 71.7 points, 32.9 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 5.1 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.
Fightin’ Blue Hens: 4-6, averaging 76.3 points, 26.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.9 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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