{"id":506076,"date":"2026-01-10T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/506076\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:06:16","slug":"jacksonville-hosts-west-georgia-after-williams-drydens-27-point-showing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/506076\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville hosts West Georgia after Williams-Dryden&#8217;s 27-point showing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Georgia plays the Jacksonville Dolphins after Shelton Williams-Dryden scored 27 points in the Wolves&#8217; 85-73 win over the North Florida Ospreys. Saturday&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>West Georgia Wolves (9-6, 3-0 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (5-11, 0-3 ASUN)<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/betmgm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Wolves -1.5; over\/under is 141.5<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: West Georgia visits Jacksonville after Shelton Williams-Dryden scored 27 points in West Georgia&#8217;s 85-73 win against the North Florida Ospreys.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins have gone 3-1 in home games. Jacksonville has a 2-9 record against opponents over .500.<\/p>\n<p>The Wolves have gone 3-0 against ASUN opponents. West Georgia is 2-0 in one-possession games.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville scores 72.8 points per game, 7.3 fewer points than the 80.1 West Georgia allows. West Georgia&#8217;s 43.7% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.8 percentage points lower than Jacksonville has allowed to its opponents (46.5%).<\/p>\n<p>The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: Evan Sterck is averaging 6.3 points and 3.5 assists for the Dolphins. Chris Lockett Jr. is averaging 9.5 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Smith is shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Wolves, while averaging 16.3 points. Williams-Dryden is shooting 50.3% and averaging 20.7 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: Dolphins: 2-8, averaging 70.4 points, 31.8 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.2 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves: 6-4, averaging 77.9 points, 36.1 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.9 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"isPasted\">Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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