Cornell Big Red vs George Mason Patriots Prediction, 12/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs George Mason Patriots

Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Location: EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Cornell Big Red (4-2) are traveling to EagleBank Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the George Mason Patriots (7-0).

The Cornell Big Red played Misericordia and went home with a win by a final score of 114-70 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Big Red ended up with 13 and Misericordia totaled 11 fouls. They made 9 of 21 shots from three-point range. Misericordia finished the game shooting 61.1% from the free throw line by making 11 of 18 tries. Moreover, Misericordia had 24 boards (7 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Misericordia doled out 11 assists and had 12 steals for this contest. With respect to defending, Cornell allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the field on 25 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists for this contest as well as forcing 21 turnovers and having 11 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Big Red buried 10 of their 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Cornell ended the game having earned a 52.6% FG percentage (40 of 76) and buried 24 out of their 56 shots from 3-point land.

DJ Nix is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He notched 16 points on 5 of 5 shooting. He was on the court for 17 mins played and totaled 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 100.0% from the field and dished out 2 assists.

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Cornell will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 4-2 for the season. They are averaging 93.2 points per outing (18th in college hoops) while hitting 48.0% from the field. The Big Red are shooting 39.0% on shots from 3-point land (87 of 223) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cornell is snagging 40.2 rebounds per contest and has 130 assists this season, which ranks 30th in college in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 21.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Big Red are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 35.2% on 3-point shots and they are 333rd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (83.5). The Big Red defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.2% (177 of 392) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 141st in college hoops in allowing assists with 86 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the George Mason Patriots went home victorious with a score of 74-65 against Florida Atlantic. When discussing team rebounding, George Mason allowed Florida Atlantic to collect 28 in all (10 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 26.1% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 12 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Patriots allowed Florida Atlantic to make 25 of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 43.9% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Patriots went 25 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.0%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, George Mason buried 9 out of 17 attempts (52.9%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. Florida Atlantic had 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Patriots to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Patriots pulled down 19 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the matchup.

Kory Mincy pitched in for the Patriots for this contest. He converted 7 of 12 for this game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and had 1 rebound. He earned 22 points in his 39 mins on the court and earned 5 assists for the game.

George Mason has a record of 7-0 for the campaign. The Patriots have committed 15.0 fouls every game while shooting 73.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.9 times per game (261st in college hoops) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per game. George Mason has earned 558 pts this year (79.7 per contest) and they average 37.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Patriots are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which ranks 82nd in the nation.

The George Mason defense gives up 27.6% on 3-point shots (47 of 170) and opponents are connecting on 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 10.4 assists and 29.3 boards per contest, which is 41st and 18th in the country. The Patriots defensively are ranked 14th in college in points per game surrendered with 61.9. They are forcing 13.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.7% from the floor (47th in college).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take George Mason

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