George Washington Colonials vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 2/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Washington Colonials vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The George Washington Colonials (13-9) are on their way to Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Saint Joseph's Hawks (14-8).

The George Washington Colonials stepped onto the hardwood against Fordham and took a loss by a score of 79-65 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Colonials walked away with 17 while Fordham accumulated 11 fouls. They buried 6 of their 23 shots from distance. Fordham finished the game shooting 76.5% at the free throw line by making 13 of 17 tries. Additionally, Fordham had 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Fordham distributed 14 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Regarding the defense, George Washington allowed 48.4% from the floor on 30 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 24 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Colonials knocked down 7 of 12 shots for a percentage of 58.3%. George Washington walked away from the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (24 out of 61) and converted 10 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc.

Christian Jones is a guy who was important for this contest. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and totaled 2 boards. He ended up going 38.5% from the floor and earned 6 dimes.

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George Washington will take the court with a mark of 13-9 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls per game. As a unit, George Washington is snagging 38.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 349 dimes this year, which is 92nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Colonials are shooting 36.1% on shots from downtown (220 of 610) and 72.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 84.4 points per game (35th in D-1) while hitting 47.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Colonials are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They concede 32.3% from 3-point land and they are 172nd in Division 1 in opponents points per game (73.3). The Colonials defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (567 of 1,293) and they surrender 32.7 boards per game as a unit. They are 301st in college in giving up assists with 341 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 67-58 when they faced La Salle. The Hawks were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals for the matchup. La Salle was called for 14 personal fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, Saint Joseph's converted 14 out of 32 attempts (43.8%). When all was said and done, the Hawks ended up going 22 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.3%. The Hawks allowed La Salle to convert 26 out of 67 attempts from the field which had them at 38.8% in this game. They finished 15.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 out of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 8 at the free throw line (37.5%). In reference to attacking the glass, Saint Joseph's permitted La Salle to snag 31 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Dasear Haskins ended up having an impact for the Hawks for the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 31 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this game. He buried 7 out of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 77.8%, and accounted for 11 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss record of 14-8 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are hitting on 43.0% from the field, which is 298th in the nation. Saint Joseph's has totaled 1,647 points for the season (74.9 per game) and they pull in 39.3 boards per game. They are getting an assist 15.6 times per game (91st in D-1) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Hawks are responsible for committing 14.7 fouls per game and they hit 75.8% from the free throw line.

The Saint Joseph's defense concedes 33.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (174 of 527) and their opposition makes 67.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.6 assists and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 204th and 256th in those categories. The Hawks on defense are ranked 134th in the country in points given up per game with 72.0. They are able to force 10.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (68th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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