George Mason vs UMass 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UMass Minutemen (13-16) vs. George Mason Patriots (14-14)
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: George Mason Patriots -8 / UMass Minutemen +8; Over/Under: 153
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The UMass Minutemen will travel to EagleBank Arena to take on the George Mason Patriots this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.
The UMass Minutemen snapped their 3-game losing streak and improved to 13-16 on the season after defeating the Fordham Rams, 81-73, this past Wednesday. UMass was solid defensively against Fordham and was able to pull away in the 2nd half after taking a 72-66 lead with 2:21 left in regulation. UMass shot 47.4% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while holding Fordham to 36.5% shooting from the field & 29.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Minutemen was T.J. Weeks Jr. who had a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, & 1 steal.
On the season, UMass is averaging 74.8 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Minutemen are averaging 9.7 three-pointers per game on 37.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, UMass has been led by Noah Fernandes (13.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.4 apg, 1.2 spg), Rich Kelly (12.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.2 apg), Trent Buttrick (10.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.0 spg), C.J. Kelly (10.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.7 apg), & T.J. Weeks Jr. (9.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.0 spg).
Defensively, UMass is allowing their opponents to average 77.8 ppg on 48.5% shooting from the field. The Minutemen have a rebound margin of -1.8 and a turnover margin of 0.7.
The George Mason Patriots dropped to 14-14 on the season after being defeated by the Davidson Wildcats, 14-14, this past Wednesday. George Mason struggled on the offensive end against Davidson and could not fight back after the Wildcats took a 52-37 lead with 11:23 left in regulation. George Mason shot 38.2% from the field & 40.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Davidson to shoot 50.9% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Patriots was Josh Oduro who had 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.
On the season, George Mason is averaging 71.2 ppg on 45.0% shooting from the field. The Patriots are averaging 9.4 three-pointers per game on 36.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, George Mason has been led by Josh Oduro (18.1 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.0 spg), D’Shawn Schwartz (15.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.1 apg), DeVon Cooper (11.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg), & Davonte Gaines (10.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.6 apg).
Defensively, George Mason is allowing their opponents to average 68.5 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Patriots have a rebound margin of 2.7 and a turnover margin of -0.5.
The Minutemen are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games & 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games vs. George Mason. The Patriots are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games & 5-11 ATS in their last 16 March games.
UMass has been decent on the offensive end this season, however, the Minutemen have struggled defensively as they come into this game ranked just 334th in scoring defense & 344th in defensive FG% and have had issues on the road, posting just a 2-8 road record. George Mason has been solid on both ends of the court this season and between the fact that the Patriots are 10-3 at home and that the Patriots were able to defeat UMass by double-digits on the road earlier this season, I’m taking George Mason to win this one by 10+ and cover this large home spread. Good Luck!
