George Mason Patriots vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Mason Patriots vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (13-7) will go up against the George Mason Patriots (15-6) at William D. Mullins Memorial Center on Saturday.

The George Mason Patriots faced off with Saint Joseph's and took a loss by a final of 75-73 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Patriots walked away with 13 and Saint Joseph's finished the game with 11 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Saint Joseph's shot 64.7% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 17 attempts. Additionally, Saint Joseph's pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Joseph's earned 12 assists and had 8 steals in this matchup. In regard to defense, George Mason let their opponent shoot 50.9% from the floor on 28 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 25 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Patriots converted 7 of their 11 shots for a rate of 63.6%. George Mason wrapped up the game with a 45.9% FG percentage (28 of 61) and made 10 of 27 three-point attempts.

Baraka Okojie is one player who was important for this contest. He accounted for 14 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins and also collected 1 rebound. He finished the game at 55.6% from the floor and dished out 6 dimes.

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George Mason enters this game with a win-loss record of 15-6 for the year. They are averaging 73.9 points per outing (194th in the nation) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Patriots are hitting 34.9% on three-point shots (150 of 430) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, George Mason is grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game and has 248 dimes for the year, which is 285th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Patriots have forced 10.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are 63rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 234 surrendered on the season. The Patriots are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.9% (483 of 1,211) and they relinquish 32.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.0% from beyond the arc while they are 71st in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the UMass Minutemen went home victorious with a score of 84-73 when they played Saint Louis. When talking about cleaning up the glass, UMass permitted Saint Louis to grab 24 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 44.0% from distance by connecting on 11 out of 25 and finished the game at 14 of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Minutemen permitted Saint Louis to knock down 24 of their 55 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.6% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Minutemen ended up shooting 29 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 47.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, UMass converted 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 19 of them for a percentage of 82.6%. Saint Louis was called for 19 fouls in this contest which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for 23 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Minutemen collected 24 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup.

Matt Cross ended up being a major contributor for the Minutemen for this contest. He accumulated 19 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 5 dimes for the game. He buried 6 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accounted for 5 rebounds.

UMass has a win-loss record of 13-7 on the campaign. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which is ranked 102nd in the country. UMass has totaled 1,627 points so far this year (81.4 per contest) and they grab 38.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.6 times per contest (28th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. The Minutemen are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 69.8% from the free throw line.

The UMass defense surrenders 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (154 of 450) and opponents are converting on 72.1% of their foul shots. They concede 13.0 assists and 34.7 boards every game, which ranks them 185th and 170th in those defensive categories. The Minutemen defensively are ranked 190th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 72.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (87th in college basketball).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take George Mason

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