Samford vs George Mason Picks and Prediction – 3/19/2025

The Samford Bulldogs will be on the road Wednesday with the game in Virginia against George Mason for a round one matchup in the NIT tournament. Samford finished this season with 22 wins and 10 losses overall but lost three of their last five including two in a row after a 17 point loss to Furman last time out. Defensively Samford was outmatched in their last outing giving up 95 points including 57 in the second half as Furman shot 59.2% from the floor knocked down 17 triples. Offensively the Bulldogs scored 78 points on 46.8% shooting from the floor. Stanford lost the rebounding battle and turned the ball over 14 times in the game period stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Trey Fort leads the Samford offense this season averaging 14.9 points per game. Jaden brownell averages 13.6 point and Rylan Jones is averaging 11 points to go along with the team leading 5.2 assists. Big man Collin Holloway averages 9.2 points and leads the Bulldogs pulling in five rebounds per game this season.

The George Mason patriots come into the NIT with 26 wins and eight losses overall following a 5 point loss to VCU last time out. Offensively George Mason was terrible in their last outing scoring to 63 points on 33.9% shoot from the floor. George Mason also lost the rebounding battle and turned the ball over 11 times in the game period defensively George Mason was outmatched giving up 68 points on 40.4% shooting from the floor.

Jalen Hayne leads George Mason this season averaging 14.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Darius Maddox is second on teaching 13.7 points is the only other player on the team in double digits. Brayden O’Connor is third on the roster averaging 9.5 points to go along with the team leading 2.9 assists this season.

The Patriots are the far better team team in this game and it will show in this matchup. Look for the Patriots to start strong at home leading to the win. The Patriots will use their edge Wednesday to get the win and cover in round 1. Final Score Prediction, George Mason Patriots win and cover 75-63.