George Mason Patriots vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Mason Patriots vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (13-7) will try to beat the George Mason Patriots (16-5) at John M. Belk Arena on Saturday.

The George Mason Patriots stepped onto the hardwood against Loyola and earned the victory with a final of 58-53 in their last contest. George Mason finished with a 34.4% FG percentage (22 out of 64) and buried 3 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Patriots made 11 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 36 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 7 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to the defense, George Mason allowed the other team to go 32.1% from the floor on 18 of 56 shooting. Loyola distributed 12 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. Moreover, Loyola grabbed 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Loyola shot 68.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 16 attempts. They knocked down 6 of their 28 tries from distance. Concerning fouls, the Patriots ended up with 14 and Loyola finished the game with 19 fouls.

Jalen Haynes is someone who played a role in this game. He ended up going 46.7% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He scored 14 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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George Mason heads into this one with a record of 16-5 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 73.0 points per game (227th in D-1) on 46.0% from the field. The Patriots are hitting 32.7% on three-point shots (137 of 419) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, George Mason is grabbing 39.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 274 assists so far this season, which is 230th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Patriots have forced 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 fouls. They currently rank 55th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 236 relinquished for the season. The Patriots defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 36.4% (446 of 1,226) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 29.8% on shots from downtown while they are 9th in college in points per game from their opponents (62.2).

The last time they took the court, the Davidson Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 72-66 against Richmond. Concerning rebounding, Davidson allowed Richmond to pull down 30 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 30.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 26 and ended up going 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Wildcats allowed Richmond to make 25 out of 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats went 25 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.6%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Davidson buried 10 out of 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 66.7%. Richmond committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Wildcats pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 28 in this contest.

Reed Bailey pitched in for the Wildcats for this contest. He made 11 of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, but wasn't able to grab a board. He tallied 32 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for the contest.

Davidson has a win-loss mark of 13-7 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 69th in D-1. Davidson has accounted for 1,517 pts this year (75.9 per game) and they pull in 34.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per game (68th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 15.1 fouls per game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Davidson defense allows 35.8% from downtown (162 of 453) and their opponents are connecting on 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.5 assists and 33.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 122nd and 123rd in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 174th in college in points allowed per game with 71.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (263rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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