George Mason vs Dayton 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Dayton Flyers will travel to EagleBank Arena to take on the George Mason Patriots this Saturday night in College Basketball action.

The Dayton Flyers won their 4^th straight game and improved to 12-6 on the season after defeating the St. Bonaventure Bonnies, 68-50, this past Tuesday. Dayton dominated St. Bonaventure on both ends of the court and had no trouble securing the victory after going into halftime with a 35-23 lead. Dayton shot 53.8% from the field & 55.6% from beyond the arc while holding St. Bonaventure to just 35.2% shooting from the field & 17.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Flyers was DaRon Holmes II who had 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, & 3 blocks.

On the season, Dayton is averaging 69.9 ppg on 48.7% shooting from the field. The Flyers are averaging 6.5 three-pointers per game on 34.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Dayton has been led by DaRon Holmes II (11.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.2 apg, 2.5 bpg), Toumani Camara (10.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.9 apg), Malachi Smith (10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.2 apg, 1.7 spg), & Elijah Weaver (7.8 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.9 apg).

Defensively, Dayton is holding their opponents to an average of 61.8 ppg on 41.5% shooting from the field. The Flyers have a rebound margin of 6.7 and a turnover margin of -2.2.

The George Mason Patriots lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 7-7 on the season after being defeated by the George Mason Patriots, 77-76, this past Monday. George Mason led by 72-59 margin with just 6:09 left in regulation, however, the Patriots struggled offensively down the stretch and George Washington was able to pull off the come from beyond victory after Joe Bamisile hit a game-winning layup for the Colonials with just :03 seconds left in regulation. George Mason shot 52.6% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc while allowing George Washington to shoot 49.2% from the field & 25.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Patriots was D’Shawn Schwartz who had 27 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, & 2 blocks.

On the season, George Mason is averaging 72.6 ppg on 46.2% shooting from the field. The Patriots are averaging 9.4 three-pointers per game on 35.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Mason has been led by Josh Oduro (17.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.1 spg, 1.5 bpg), D’Shawn Schwartz (15.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.2 apg), DeVon Cooper (13.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.6 apg), & Davonte Gaines (11.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.4 apg).

Defensviely, George Mason is allowing their opponents to average 67.0 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Patriots have a rebound margin of 4.4 and a turnover margin of -0.1.

The Flyers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games & 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. George Mason. The Patriots are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are just 6-13 ATS in their last 19 January games.

Dayton has been led by their defense this season which comes into this game ranked 28^th in scoring defense, 110^th in defensive FG%, & 28^th in rebound margin and although their scoring offense ranks just 224^th in scoring offense, the Flyers have shot the ball well as they rank 19^th in FG%. George Mason has been solid on both sides of the ball as the Patriots come into this game ranked 164^th in scoring offense, 87^th in FG%, & 126^th in scoring defense.

George Mason is a good team, however, the Patriots have only played on game in January and it was not the most impressive of performances as they were barley able to get by George Washington on the road. Dayton is 5-2 in road/neutral site games this season with includes victories over Miami, Kansas, & Belmont and as I think the Flyers defense is going to give George Mason trouble in this one, I’m taking Dayton to cover this small road spread. Good Luck!