George Mason Patriots vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Mason Patriots vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (10-5) are welcoming the George Mason Patriots (13-3) at Robins Center on Saturday.

The George Mason Patriots stepped onto the hardwood against VCU and took a loss by a final of 54-50 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Patriots left the arena with 14 and VCU totaled 14 fouls. They converted 7 of their 25 shots from 3-point land. VCU went 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 11 of 15 attempts. In addition, VCU pulled down 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. VCU distributed 10 assists and had 10 steals in the game. In relation to defending, George Mason allowed the other team to go 35.3% from the field on 18 out of 51 shooting. They also dished out 3 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Patriots made 10 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 76.9%. George Mason walked away from the contest with a 37.0% field goal percentage (20 of 54) and knocked down 0 out of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Keyshawn Hall is someone who was important in this game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He played for 36 mins and snagged 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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George Mason steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 13-3 on the year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, George Mason is collecting 38.4 boards per game and is sitting with 186 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 278th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Patriots are connecting on 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (113 of 315) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.1 pts per contest (198th in the nation) while going 47.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Patriots are able to force 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 fouls. They give up 33.5% on 3-point attempts and they are 45th in the country in points per game allowed (64.8). The Patriots are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.2% (358 of 936) and they surrender 32.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are 134th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 183 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Richmond Spiders got the victory with a final of 58-56 against Loyola. Regarding rebounding, Richmond permitted Loyola to get 35 in total (3 offensive). They wrapped up this game 36.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). The Spiders allowed Loyola to make 20 of their 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.5% in this contest. When the game finished, the Spiders went 22 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.6%. When talking about shots from distance, Richmond converted 10 out of 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throws for a rate of 50.0%. Loyola was called for 16 fouls in this contest which took the Spiders to the charity stripe for 8 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Spiders pulled down 28 defensive boards and 2 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest.

Jordan King ended up having an impact for the Spiders in this contest. He totaled 16 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the game. He converted 5 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and added 5 rebounds.

Richmond has a mark of 10-5 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Spiders are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks them 93rd in the country. Richmond has accounted for 1,098 points this season (73.2 per game) and they collect 34.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 13.7 times per contest (179th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 8.4 times per contest. The Spiders commit 13.7 fouls per game and they shoot 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The Spiders defensively are ranked 34th in the country in PPG given up with 64.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.2% from the floor (31st in college hoops). The Richmond defense allows 29.1% on shots from distance (108 of 371) and their opponents are making 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.3 dimes and 37.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 70th and 303rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Richmond

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