Bradley edged George Mason 62-61

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Bradley edged George Mason 62-61 at McArthur Center.

Xander Alarie led Bradley with 17 points. Brayden O'Connor had 14 points for George Mason. Libreville, Gabon, native Emmanuel Kanga led all players with 13 rebounds for George Mason.

Bradley had 9 3-pointers to George Mason's 4. Bradley covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 10.1 points.

In the NBA, former Bradley player Malevy Leons had 5 points for the Warriors the night before.

Scoring · Bradley: Xander Alarie 17, Trevon Payton 13, Max Gaspa 9, Ben Thornbrue 7, Timoty van der Knaap 4, Noah Williams 4, Jackson Seastrunk 4, Kyle Grill 2, Gustavo Guimares 2. George Mason: Brayden O'Connor 14, Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor 14, Emmanuel Kanga 11, Baraka Okojie 7, Shane Pendergrass 6, Michael Marcus Jr. 4, Makhai Valentine 3, Elijah Jones 2.

Before the game

Our preview, as it ran before tip · 2026-11-14

Bradley vs. George Mason prediction: model has George Mason by 9

Bradley and George Mason (3-0) meet at McArthur Center Saturday at 1 PM ET on YouTube.

Our model makes George Mason a 9.1-point favorite, projecting a 66-57 final, and gives George Mason a 78% chance to win. The betting market has George Mason favored by 12.5 with a total of 130. The model leans Bradley +12.5 and Under 130.

Players to watch: Shane Pendergrass of George Mason, 13.4 points a game; Emmanuel Kanga of George Mason, 10.1 points a game; Elijah Jones of George Mason, 7.2 points a game.

George Mason is on one day of rest and is playing its second straight road game.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

GMU 66, BRAD 56model score

+9.1model spread (home)

122.1model total

10.1points off the final margin

UnderdogBRAD +11.52.4 Won Under 130.58.4 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-10.0	130.0			our snapshots
Latest	-6.5	128.5	-310	225	our snapshots (6 books)
Close	+11.5	130.5	600	-900	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +1 (home) ATS BRAD covered Total 123 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
GMU	1	0	2	same
BRAD	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	GMU	BRAD
FG	21-48	19-49
FG%	44	39
3PT	4-12	9-21
3P%	33	43
FT	15-21	15-15
FT%	71	100
Rebounds	36	25
Offensive rebounds	9	3
Defensive rebounds	27	22
Assists	7	8
Steals	5	6
Blocks	1	1
Turnovers	12	10
Points off turnovers	12	17
Fast break points	9	4
Points in paint	32	20
Fouls	16	21
Largest lead	8	7
Possessions (est.)	61.0	63.1
Points per 100 possessions	100.0	98.2

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

George Mason Patriots

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Brayden O'Connor G	34	14	5-9	2-3	2-2	0	7	1	3	1	0	1
Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor G	31	14	4-6	0-0	6-9	0	1	0	3	1	1	2
Emmanuel Kanga F	30	11	5-9	0-0	1-2	5	13	0	2	1	0	3
Baraka Okojie G	30	7	2-7	0-2	3-4	0	0	5	2	1	0	2
Elijah Jones F	23	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Pendergrass	16	6	2-8	2-4	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Makhai Valentine	15	3	0-1	0-1	3-3	1	2	1	0	1	0	2
Malik Presley	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Marcus Jr.	6	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Emmett Adair	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Bryton Barrett	DNP
Ryan-Preston Mendy	DNP
James Nnaji	DNP
Lilian Marville	DNP
Peyton Miller	DNP
T.J. Prosise	DNP
Ben Woodward	DNP

Bradley Braves

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Timoty van der Knaap G	30	4	1-7	0-4	2-2	1	3	1	2	2	0	3
Xander Alarie F	26	17	6-8	3-3	2-2	0	5	1	2	0	0	4
Ben Thornbrue F	25	7	1-7	1-2	4-4	0	1	0	2	1	0	0
Max Gaspa G	23	9	2-4	2-3	3-3	0	3	1	2	0	0	1
Trevon Payton G	20	13	5-8	3-6	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	0	4
Noah Williams	28	4	1-6	0-2	2-2	1	5	0	1	0	1	2
Kyle Grill	18	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	2	2	1	0	0	2
Jackson Seastrunk	18	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	1	0	1
Dimitrije Pavlovic	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Gustavo Guimares	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
Josh Ibukunoluwa	DNP
Georgi Gerganov	DNP
Race Kowalczyk	DNP
Dietrich Richardson	DNP
Gus Rugaard	DNP