The (9-5 SU, 8-6 ATS) George Mason Patriots and (7-7 SU, 8-6 ATS) St. Bonaventure Bonnies are set to square off in Atlantic 10 conference competition on Wednesday at the Reilly Center. The Patriots, 1-0 in conference play, beat Richmond 62-58 in their last game. The Bonnies, also 1-0 in conference play, defeated UMass 83-64 on Saturday.
George Mason beat St. Bonaventure by nine in their lone meeting last season. The Bonnies are 11-4 all-time versus the Patriots.
Tip-off from Saint Bonaventure, NY, is at 7:00 p.m. ET. This is a pick 'em game, and the total is 129.5 points.
George Mason has won seven of its past eight, including its first conference victory. In the win over the Spiders, GMU was paced by junior guard Ronald Polite III's 22 points. Senior forward Josh Oduro added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Patriots, who were picked to finish fifth in the A-10 preseason poll.
George Mason is averaging 70.9 points on 46.9 percent shooting this season, including 36.7 percent from long range. The Patriots are 348th nationally in free-throw percentage (62.6%). Oduro leads the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game on 51.5 percent shooting.
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Senior guard Victor Bailey Jr. adds 12.6 points, senior guard DeVon Cooper contributes 10.8 points, and Polite averages 10.1 points. GMU is 140th nationally in offensive efficiency rating adjusted for schedule, per KenPom.
The Patriots surrender 66.3 points, and their opponents shoot 40.7 percent from the floor, including 27.9 percent from long range. George Mason is 94th in adjusted defensive efficiency and 125th in assist-per-turnover ratio (1.04).