George Mason Patriots vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/30/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 30, 2022

Venue:  Mullins Center, Amherst, MA

Where to Watch:  USA

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  GMU NL, UMass NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  GMU -2, UMass +2; Over/Under:  149 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  GMU NL, UMass NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

George Mason Patriots:  10-7 (3rd place, A10)

UMass Minutemen:  9-10 (12th place, A10)

 

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George Mason Patriots:  3-2 last 5

UMass Minutemen:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

GMU is coming into this game with a 10-7 record overall and they are 2-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 5th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-1 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the George Washington Colonials but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Dayton Flyers, the Saint Joseph's Hawks, and the St. Bonaventure Bonnies in their last game. D'Shawn Schwartz led the team in points in that game with 20 while De'Von Cooper was next on the team with 18 points. Josh Oduro, Davonte Gaines, and Ronald Polite off the bench all led the team in assists in that game with 4 each while Gaines led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 46.5% from the field, 36.2% from 3-point range, and 69.5% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 71.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.1 PPG against them. GMU has an ATS record of 11-6 this season and their O/U record is 9-7-1.

 

 

UMass is coming into this game with a 9-10 record overall and they are 7-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 8th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 2-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Saint Louis Billikens while their 2 wins in that span came against the Saint Louis Billikens and the La Salle Explorers in their last game. Rich Kelly led the team in points in that game with 21 while Trent Buttrick was next on the team with 16 points. Kelly also led the team in assists in that game with 6 while TJ Weeks and CJ Kelly both led the team in rebounds with 10 each. They are 43.6% from the field, 40% from 3-point range, and 74.6% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 77 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 78.8 PPG against them. UMass has an ATS record of 10-9 this season and their O/U record is 14-5.

 

UMass is coming into this game as a 2 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. UMass has not been having a good season and they have been struggling against their conference opponents but they have been a good team at home this season. GMU has won 3 straight games coming into this one but all 3 of those games were at home and they have a losing record in their road games this season. UMass will play them hard here at home and will likely get the win as they have been playing much better in their recent games. The best bet to place in this game is on UMass to cover the spread here as they have a good chance of being the winners here.

 

George Mason UMass Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 30, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is UMass 71 GMU 67.

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George Mason Patriots: 115-78 O/U in road games. 23-17 O/U against conference opponents. 30-13 O/U off an upset win over a conference rival as an underdog. 44-23 O/U off an upset win as an underdog. 39-14 O/U after playing a game as a home underdog.

UMass Minutemen: 14-5 O/U in all games. 7-2 O/U in all home games. 5-2 O/U after a game where they made 78% of their free throws or better. 9-4 O/U after one or more consecutive overs. 8-2 O/U after playing a game as an underdog. 8-1 O/U after a game where they covered the spread.

 

 

George Mason Patriots:  None.

UMass Minutemen:  N. Fernandes (G) Doub Sun - Concussion. D. Walker (F) out for season - Leg injury.

 

 

“Great win. Really proud of our guys resolve to just stay in it, knowing it’s a game of runs, knowing that the game was going at our tempo. Most importantly, we felt like we did a great job dictating pace.” - Kim English on his team’s win against St. Bonaventure.

 

 

“I feel like anybody can beat anybody. So I see like, George Mason beat St. Bonaventure, who everybody thought he was the best team in the league, that gives all of us confidence knowing we can go out there and beat anybody else in the conference.” - T.J. Weeks Jr. on their mentality coming into this game.

 

 

 

D. Cooper 

D. Gaines 

X. Johnson 

J. Oduro 

D. Schwartz

 

T. Buttrick 

N. Fernandes 

R. Kelly 

M. Steadman 

T. Weeks

 

 

PPG: J. Oduro (17.6)

APG: X. Johnson (4.3)

Reb/G: D. Gaines (8.2)

 

PPG: N. Fernandes (16)

APG: N. Fernandes (5.2)

Reb/G: T. Buttrick (5.5)

 

Coaches:

George Mason Patriots: Kim English (1st season)

UMass Minutemen: Matt McCall (5th season)