George Mason Patriots vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction, 11/23/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: George Mason Patriots vs Nevada Wolf Pack

Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: ESPN+

The Nevada Wolf Pack (1-3) will take on the George Mason Patriots (4-1) at Sanford Pentagon on Tuesday.

The George Mason Patriots took the court against James Madison and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-64 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Patriots ended up finishing with 19 and James Madison totaled 19 fouls. They made 9 of 24 attempts from downtown. James Madison ended up going 77.8% when shooting free throws by burying 14 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, James Madison collected 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. James Madison doled out 13 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, George Mason allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Patriots made 8 of 13 shots for a rate of 61.5%. George Mason ended the contest with a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 of 58) and buried 12 of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Davonte Gaines is a guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 34 mins and grabbed 11 rebounds. He recorded 19 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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George Mason will play this game with a mark of 4-1 on the season. They average 77.2 pts per game (109th in the nation) while going 48.6% from the field. The Patriots are connecting on 41.1% on three-point shots (58 of 141) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, George Mason is grabbing 38.8 rebounds per game and has 73 dimes on the year, which ranks 72nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per game and as a team are committing 14.4 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Patriots are able to force 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 180th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 53 conceded on the year. The Patriots are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.4% (114 of 297) and they concede 30.6 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 32.1% from 3-point land and they are 70th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (60.8).

The last time they took the court, the Nevada Wolf Pack took a loss by a final score of 73-70 against San Francisco. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Nevada permitted San Francisco to pull down 30 in total (8 offensive). They shot 34.3% from three-point range by connecting on 12 of 35 and ended up going 5 of 11 from the free throw line (45.5%). The Wolf Pack allowed San Francisco to knock down 28 of their 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Wolf Pack finished shooting 28 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. When talking about three-point attempts, Nevada converted 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. San Francisco earned 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wolf Pack to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The Wolf Pack were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the game.

Will Baker was important for the Wolf Pack for this game. He buried 10 of 12 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 83.3%, and earned 3 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 27 mins on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Nevada has a mark of 1-3 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Wolf Pack are shooting 45.4% from the field, which is ranked 132nd in the nation. Nevada has totaled 303 points for the campaign (75.8 per game) and they pull in 37.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.8 times per game (22nd in the country) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Wolf Pack commit 12.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Wolf Pack on the defensive end are ranked 328th in college basketball in PPG given up with 80.0. They are able to force 10.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the floor (320th in college basketball). The Nevada defense gives up 36.0% on 3-pointers (36 of 100) and their opposition knocks down 68.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 15.8 dimes and 36.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 324th and 234th in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nevada

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