Fordham vs George Mason 2/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The George Mason Patriots will travel to Rose Hill Gymnasium to take on the Fordham Rams this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The George Mason Patriots improved to 13-11 on the season after defeating the Saint Joseph’s Hawks, 75-70 (OT), this past Wednesday. George Mason was able to fight back from a 58-49 deficit with just 4:04 left in regulation to force OT and was able to hold on for the victory after a three-point play by Josh Oduro gave the Patriots a 71-67 lead with 2:06 left in OT. George Mason shot 44.1% from the field & 32.1% from beyond the arc while allowing Saint Joseph’s to shoot 41.4% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Patriots was Josh Oduro who had 33 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, & 1 block.

On the season, George Mason is averaging 72.9 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Patriots are averaging 9.7 three-pointers per game on 37.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Mason has been led by Josh Oduro (18.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.0 spg, 1.7 bpg), D’Shawn Schwartz (15.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 apg), DeVon Cooper (12.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg), Davonte Gaines (11.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.8 apg), & Xavier Johnson (8.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, George Mason is allowing their opponents to an average of 69.2 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Patriots have a rebound margin of 3.0 and a turnover margin of -0.2.

The Fordham Rams dropped to 11-13 on the season after being defeated by the VCU Rams, 66-61, this past Tuesday night. Fordham struggled on both ends of the court against VCU and could not fight all the way back after going into halftime trailing by a 40-26 margin. Fordham shot 32.7% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc while allowing VCU to shoot 50.0% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Rams was Chuba Ohams who had a double-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, & 1 steal.

On the season, Fordham is averaging 67.6 ppg on 40.0% shooting from the field. The Rams are averaging 7.7 three-pointers per game on 30.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Fordham has been led by Darius Quisenberry (17.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.5 spg), Chuba Ohams (13.5 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.7 apg), Kyle Rose (7.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.4 spg), & Antrell Charlton (7.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg).

Defensively, Fordham is allowing their opponents to an average of 67.8 ppg on 43.1% shooting from the field. The Rams have a rebound margin of -0.9 and a turnover margin of 1.0.

The Patriots are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Fordham. The Rams are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games & 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games.

Fordham has lost 8 of their last 10 games and have really struggled on the offensive end this season as the Rams come into this game ranked just 267^th in scoring offense & 331^st in FG%. George Mason has been solid on both ends of the court and come into this game ranked 140^th in scoring offense, 77^th in FG%, & 165^th in scoring defense. George Mason is just 4-5 on the road this season, however, this is a still a very solid basketball team and as the Patriots have had plenty of success against Rams as of late, I think the Patriots will be able to do enough to cover this small road spread. Good Luck!