The Towson Tigers (4-3) play the George Mason Patriots (3-4) at SECU Arena. The game starts at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Tigers were victorious over Coppin State 81-77 on Saturday. Byron Hawkins was the game’s high scorer with 20 points on 4-for-7 shooting. The Patriots, meanwhile, are coming off a 66-39 win against Wright State on Saturday. Marquise Moore stood out, accumulating 12 points, seven rebounds, and five assists.
Towson is a small underdog, with George Mason favored by one. The Over/Under (O/U) is 127 points. The Tigers come into this game 4-3 Straight Up (SU) and 1-3 Against The Spread (ATS). The Tigers are one of the best in Division I in terms of free throws made, making a stellar 19.0 per game.
In the other locker room, the Patriots have records of 4-2 ATS and 3-4 SU.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between Towson and George Mason. Their previous game was a Patriots victory, moving their SU record against Towson to 9-1. The teams are even ATS, with a 5-5 record.
Predictions: SU Winner – Towson, ATS Winner – Towson, O/U – Over
Notes
Towson is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Towson is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
Towson is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Towson’s last 6 games when playing George Mason.
Towson is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against George Mason.
George Mason scores an average of just 64.4 points per game (ranked 315th). Towson ranks 99th in points allowed, giving up 66.6 points per game.
On average, Towson has 67.7 possessions per game and scores 1.030 points on each possession. George Mason has both fewer possessions (66.3) and scores fewer points during those possessions (.972).
Towson averages an effective field goal percentage of 44.3%. George Mason has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-4).
The Towson Tigers average 16.0 three point attempts per game and have a losing 1-2 record when attempting at least 20 in a game. The George Mason Patriots average 18.0 attempts and have a winning 2-1 record when attempting 20 or more.
Towson, the 86th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 40.4 rebounds per game. George Mason does worse, ranked 112th with 39.3.
On average, Towson makes 6.3 steals per game. George Mason has a winning 2-1 record when it gives up at least 6 steals.
