St. Bonaventure has been a disappointment this season while George Mason is succeeding expectations under first-year head coach Kim English.
This is reflected in the point spread records of the two teams. The Bonnies are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games, while George Mason is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 home games.
St. Bonaventure looked terrible two games ago in a 68-50 road loss to Dayton. The Bonnies did follow that up with a 64-56 victory against Duquesne. St. Bonaventure got away with playing its starters for nearly the entire game against Duquesne. Only two bench players saw action for the Bonnies and that was for just a combined 13 minutes.
George Mason is the deeper team and also the more accurate shooting squad. The Patriots are 5-2 in their last seven games with one of those defeats occurring to Kansas, 76-67, on the road where George Mason was 19 1/2-point 'dogs.
Back in November, George Mason upset Maryland on the road. The Terrapins have defeated Rutgers and Michigan in their last two games.
So the Patriots are more than capable.
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