Delaware's defense projected to slow down Colgate's offense

Versus projects Delaware to beat Colgate 79-69 in this non-conference game, a 10-point margin that gives the Blue Hens a 74 percent win probability on their own court.

The gap that drives the number is on opposite ends of the floor. Colgate's scoring offense ranks 236th in the country, and it runs into a Delaware scoring defense ranked 123rd, with the Blue Hens carrying a B defense grade compared to Colgate's D+. Delaware also holds a clear edge in power grade, a B- against Colgate's C-, even though neither team has found its footing yet this season.

Colgate is 0-3 and has lost three straight, including a 90-59 defeat at St John's its last time out, and has fallen 36 spots from its preseason rank to No. 288. Delaware sits at 1-2 and has dropped two in a row of its own, including a 71-61 loss to James Madison, after an early 105-44 win over Notre Dame MD, and has slipped 35 spots to No. 309. The last meeting between these two came in November 2022, when Delaware won 72-68 at a neutral site.