The Northern Iowa Panthers will travel to Patriot Center to take on the George Mason Patriots. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The Patriots enter this game hoping for similar success after dismantling Penn 63-44 on Saturday. Jaire Grayer led all scorers on the team with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting. The Panthers, meanwhile, are coming off an 82-67 loss to Richmond on Saturday. Matt Bohannon had a good shooting night, leading the team with 14 points.
George Mason is a four-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 128 points. The Patriots have gone 4-5 Straight Up (SU) and 5-3 Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, the Panthers have records of 4-2 ATS and 5-2 SU. The Panthers are shooting very well so far with a .436 three-point field goal percentage that ranks eighth in Division I. The Panthers have established a reputation of cleaning up the defensive glass with 28.9 defensive rebounds per game, making them one of the top teams in the nation.
These two meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Northern Iowa won the last game in the matchup, bringing the head-to-head record to an even 2-2 SU. On the other hand, George Mason leads the matchup ATS with a record of 3-1.
Predictions: SU Winner – GMason, ATS Winner – GMason, O/U – Over
Notes
George Mason is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of George Mason’s last 5 games.
Ranked 33rd, the Northern Iowa Panthers have an offensive rating of 117.2. The George Mason Patriots rank 134th with a defensive rating of just 98.8.
The Northern Iowa Panthers have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking 10th in the nation with a FG% of 51.6%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the George Mason Patriots are winless with a 0-1 record.
The George Mason Patriots rank higher based on their field goal percentage (227th) than their effective field goal percentage (256th). The Northern Iowa Panthers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (fifth) than their field goal percentage (10th).
Northern Iowa ranks 76th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.26. George Mason is ranked lower at 262nd with an A/TO of .88.
George Mason ranks 162nd in offensive rebounds, while Northern Iowa ranks 50th in defensive rebounds.
The George Mason Patriots make an average of 3.2 steals per game. When the Northern Iowa Panthers allow 3 or more steals, they are a solid 5-2.
