Samford vs George Mason Prediction 3/19/25 College Basketball Picks

The Samford Bulldogs and the George Mason Patriots meet Wednesday in NIT college basketball action from EagleBank Arena. Here’s a Samford vs George Mason prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Samford vs George Mason pick. We will examine: 

The Samford Bulldogs recent form and player performance

The George Mason Patriots recent form and player performance 

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Samford Bulldogs

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the George Mason Patriots

Recent betting trends in games played between Samford and George Mason

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Samford vs George Mason game

Samford Bulldogs Betting Preview

Samford started to stumble a bit beginning in February, but outside of that they’ve been pretty good this year. The bulldogs lost just three of their first 12 games versus Cornell, Michigan State and Arizona. Wins over Alabama A&M, the Citadel, Western Carolina, VMI, UNC Greensboro and Mercer came next before a loss to East Tennessee State. Samford would win four of their next five games, but closed out the regular season on a rough run 3-4. Those wins were over Wofford, Western Carolina and VMI. The losses otherwise were against East Tennessee State, Chattanooga, Furman and UNC Greensboro. After their tournament loss to Furman, the Bulldogs have a 22-10 overall record through 32 games this year. 

In their Furman matchup way back on March 8, the Bulldogs kicked off with a 38-36 deficit. Samford was outscored 57-42 the rest of the way and ended up facing 95-78 in the end. Tops in scoring was Josh Holloway with 21 points, four steals and three assists, while Jaden Brownell chipped in 16 points with three rebounds, one assist and one steal. 

George Mason Patriots Betting Preview 

Over on the George Mason side, they got off to a rough 2-3 start this year then found their form with wins in eight of the next 10 games. A win streak over Richmond, UMass, Dayton, George Washington, St. Bonaventure, Loyola, Davidson, George Washington, Rhode Island, St. Louis and Saint Joseph’s came next, then losses to VCU and Duquesne in the next three games (with a lone win over Fordham). After wins versus La Salle, Richmond, George Washington and Saint Joseph’s in the next quartet, the Patriots took a tough loss to VCU in the Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship Game. That gives the Patriots a 26-8 record this year so far. 

On Sunday in their game versus VCU, the Patriots faced a 36-28 deficit by halftime. George Mason got slightly better from there on a 35-32 run but still took the loss in the end 68-63. Tops in scoring was Jalen Haynes with 17 points and eight rebounds. Darius Maddox added 12 points with three steals and two assists in 34 minutes of work as well.

Samford vs George Mason Prediction 

I’ll stay with George Mason. The Patriots didn’t play their best in their Sunday loss to a very good VCU team, ultimately shooting just 33.9 percent from the field with 11 turnovers for 15 Rams points. George Mason played well on defense though, with 40.4 percent shooting allowed and 16 points off 16 VCU miscues. The foul shooting (16-of-19 for 84.2 percent) was great as well; the team simply couldn’t overcome the rough shooting outing. It would be nice to see the offense get going in this NIT matchup, as George Mason has been below 70 points in four of the last six games (a 4-2 run). The Patriots have given up fewer than 69 points in five straight though (a 4-1 run), so we’ll take what we can get. 

Samford has posted 78 or more points in four straight (a 2-2 run), which makes this a very interesting matchup. All things considered however, I like George Mason to bounce back with a nice effort and control this one from front to back. 

Andrew Jett's Pick: George Mason Patriots -7.5