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George Mason plays Mount St. Mary’s, aims for 6th straight home win

Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (8-4, 1-1 MAAC) at George Mason Patriots (8-4)

Fairfax, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Patriots -15.5; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: George Mason hosts Mount St. Mary’s aiming to continue its five-game home winning streak.

The Patriots are 7-1 on their home court. George Mason has a 0-2 record in one-possession games.

The Mountaineers are 4-3 in road games. Mount St. Mary’s leads the MAAC with 14.9 assists. Xavier Lipscomb leads the Mountaineers with 3.8.

George Mason averages 76.6 points per game, 2.8 more points than the 73.8 Mount St. Mary’s gives up. Mount St. Mary’s scores 11.7 more points per game (74.4) than George Mason allows to opponents (62.7).

TOP PERFORMERS: Darius Maddox is scoring 14.2 points per game and averaging 2.8 rebounds for the Patriots.

Dallas Hobbs is averaging 14 points and 3.7 assists for the Mountaineers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Patriots: 7-3, averaging 78.1 points, 35.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.9 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.2 points per game.

Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 74.3 points, 34.2 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points.

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