Newton leads George Mason against James Madison after 26-point game

George Mason Patriots (4-3) at James Madison Dukes (4-3)

Harrisonburg, Virginia; Friday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Patriots -1.5; over/under is 142

BOTTOM LINE: George Mason faces James Madison after Woody Newton scored 26 points in George Mason’s 100-55 victory over the Ferrum Panthers.

The Dukes are 2-0 in home games. James Madison ranks sixth in the Sun Belt with 24.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Elijah Hutchins-Everett averaging 4.1.

The Patriots have gone 0-2 away from home. George Mason averages 81.6 points and has outscored opponents by 16.7 points per game.

James Madison averages 10.0 made 3-pointers per game, 3.1 more made shots than the 6.9 per game George Mason gives up. George Mason has shot at a 47.5% clip from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points fewer than the 47.9% shooting opponents of James Madison have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Xavier Brown is shooting 45.8% and averaging 15.3 points for the Dukes.

Darius Maddox is scoring 14.9 points per game and averaging 2.9 rebounds for the Patriots.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.