It's a battle of Virginia as George Mason (13-3 SU, 9-5-1 ATS) travels to Richmond (10-5 SU, 10-4-1 ATS) to take on the Spiders on Saturday at 6pmET from the Robbins Center.
These teams met three times last season with the Patriots winning and covering all three games.
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On Jan. 9, the Patriots hosted rival VCU and fell 54-50 as a 4.5-point favorite. That loss halted a six-game winning streak as new coach and former player Tony Skinn has this team on the right track. In the loss to the Rams, GMU shot just 37% from the field and missed all 15 of three 3-point attempts. Keyshawn Hall led the Patriots with 14 points. Mason held the Rams to just 35% shooting from the field, but they made 7-of-25 from three-point range (28%) and that was the difference.
WHO NEEDS A THREE WHEN YOU HAVE KEY?!@xkeyy2 | #PatriotPressure pic.twitter.com/DkRQrUbFod
— George Mason Men's Basketball (@MasonMBB) January 10, 2024
George Mason is rated 92nd on KenPom and is 69th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency. Hall leads the Patriots with 17.1 points per game on 49.3% shooting and 33.3% from long range. Darrius Maddox adds 12.9 points and shoots 42.1% from the field and 541% from long range. The Patriots rank 43rd in points per game allowed (64.8%) and seventh in field goal defense (38.2%). They average 74.1 points per game on 47.3% shooting and 35.9% from three-point range.