George Mason Patriots vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: George Mason Patriots vs St. Bonaventure Bonnies

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Reilly Center in Saint Bonaventure, NY

TV: ESPN+

The George Mason Patriots (19-2) are hitting the road to Reilly Center on Saturday where they will meet the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (13-8).

The George Mason Patriots faced off with Davidson and walked away with a win by a score of 60-52 in their last contest. George Mason finished the contest having earned a 44.7% FG percentage (21 out of 47) and made 5 out of their 18 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Patriots knocked down 13 of their 22 shots for a rate of 59.1%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defending, George Mason allowed the other team to shoot 36.4% from the floor on 20 of 55 shooting. Davidson earned 12 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Davidson grabbed 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Davidson shot 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of their 6 tries. They made 8 out of their 26 tries from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Patriots ended up finishing with 12 and Davidson recorded 20 personal fouls.

Kory Mincy is a player who came through in this contest. He notched 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played 38 mins and grabbed 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 58.3% from the floor and distributed 5 assists.

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George Mason comes into this matchup with a mark of 19-2 this year. They are turning it over 10.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, George Mason is pulling in 35.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 278 assists on the year, which has them ranked 237th in the country in terms of passing. The Patriots are connecting on 35.2% on three-point attempts (131 of 372) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.8 points per game (176th in Division 1) while shooting 48.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Patriots have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They rank 97th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 256 conceded on the season. The Patriots defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.3% (497 of 1,202) and they surrender 30.6 boards per contest as a team. They give up 31.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 29th in the nation in opponents PPG (66.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies went home victorious with a score of 87-79 against Duquesne. The Bonnies pulled down 30 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 34 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. Duquesne was called for 23 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bonnies to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a clip of 80.8%. With respect to shots from downtown, St. Bonaventure made 8 out of their 16 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Bonnies finished shooting 29 for 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 55.8%. The Bonnies permitted Duquesne to make 28 out of 64 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.8% for the game. They shot 40.7% from downtown by connecting on 11 of 27 and finished the contest at 12 out of 22 from the free throw line (54.5%). In the matter of attacking the glass, St. Bonaventure allowed Duquesne to collect 33 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Daryl Simmons II was important for the Bonnies in this game. He recorded 31 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this contest. He made 8 of 11 for this contest for a rate of 72.7%, and added 1 rebound.

St. Bonaventure has a win-loss mark of 13-8 so far this year. The Bonnies are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per contest (64th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. St. Bonaventure has accounted for 1,629 points this year (77.6 per contest) and they pull in 35.1 boards per contest. As an offense, the Bonnies are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 117th in college.

The Bonnies are ranked 199th in D-1 in PPG given up with 74.1. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (293rd in the country). The St. Bonaventure defense concedes 36.3% on 3-pointers (169 of 465) and opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 15.0 assists and 32.0 total boards per game, which ranks them 296th and 49th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take George Mason

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