Colonial Athletic Association Championship Pick

Colonial Athletic Association Championship
George Mason (20-9) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (23-9)
Monday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN 2

 

SBG Global Opening Line: Virginia Commonwealth  -  4  ,  Total  122.5

 

An NCAA Tournament berth will be on the line as George Mason plays Virginia Commonwealth on Monday for the Colonial Athletic Association Championship.  It is the third straight year the Patriots have been in the title game.  George Mason is the second seed in the tournament while VCU is the top seed. SBG Global reports that early College basketball line has the public taking Virginia Commonwealth at Home.

 

George Mason was able to get past Towson on Sunday as Cam Long hit three 3-pointers in the final 10 minutes as the Patriots pulled away to win 56-48.

 

VCU has played in five previous CAA title games, winning three times, the last of which came in 2007 against George Mason.  VCU is led by Eric Maynor, the conference Player of the Year the last two seasons.  He had 23 points in Virginia Commonwealth’s 61-53 semifinal win over Old Dominion.

 

The two teams met earlier this season and VCU came away with a 76-71 victory. Maynor led all scorers with 28 points in that game and he had help as Larry Sanders, Kirill Pishchalnikov and Brandon Rozzell all scored in double-digits.  George Mason was led by Long’s 24 points while Dre Smith added 16.

 

Here are the College Basketball betting stats for Monday’s game. The Patriots are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Colonial Athletic Association. The Patriots are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games. The Patriots are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

 

The Rams are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 Monday games. The Rams are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Rams are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 neutral site games. The favorite is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings between the two teams.

 

SBG Global Current Line: Virginia Commonwealth  -  3.5 ,  Total  121.5

 

The Under is 6-0-1 in the Patriots last 7 vs. the Colonial Athletic Association. The Under is 6-1-1 in the Patriots last 8 overall. The Under is 4-1 in the Patriots last 5 neutral site games.

 

The Under is 4-0 in the Rams last 4 overall. The Under is 6-1 in the Rams last 7 Monday games. The Under is 5-1-1 in the Rams last 7 neutral site games.

 

Pick: Gmason!