T.M. Selection: George Mason.

I like George Mason to cover the spread against George Washington in this game on Monday. George Mason has had a lot of rest and time to prepare for this game. They have only played 1 game between now and December 21st. They had experienced some postponed games after December 21st and did not hit the court again until January 1st. They had to dive right back into the action after 10 days of not playing and they had to face a top 10 team in the country too. That was a road game for them but they looked really good and held their own against Kansas only losing by 9 points. That was their last game played so again, they haven't played a game in over 2 weeks but I think they are going to be fine here. If they were able to come out and play the way they did against Kansas after no games for 10 days then I think they will be good against a much weaker team here. They have had plenty of time to prepare and this is also the start of their conference play this year so I expect them to come out strong in this game. They haven't been terrible on the road this year and they even have a road win over Georgia under their belt this year. George Washington has been playing games lately, their 2 most recent games were on January 8th and 11th and they lost both of those games, 1 at home and 1 on the road. They also lost both of those games by 20+ points and failed to score 60+ points in both games while giving up 80+ in both. I don't think George Washington is going to have the offense to beat George Mason here or cover the spread. George Mason had to play some good defense to keep that game with Kansas close and if George Washington isn't even hitting 60 points in their games lately, then I don't think it's going to happen here for them. I like George Mason to cover the spread in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 76-59 George Mason.