Tuesday, December 8, 2015

CFE Arena

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The UMass Minutemen travel to CFE Arena to play the UCF Knights on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The opening line for this game has Massachusetts as 1 point favorites and the over/under has been set at 146.5.

The Minutemen come into this game with an overall record of 5-2 and a road record of 1-0. They are 2-2 against the spread and their over/under record is 2-2. The Knights have an overall record of 3-3 and a home record of 2-1. They have an over/under record of 1-4 and they are 5-0 against the spread.

Donte Clark comes into this contest averaging 17.9 points per game while playing 31.9 minutes per night so far this season for the Minutemen. He pulls down 3.4 rebounds per game and dishes out 1.7 assists per game as well. His field goal percentage is 44% while his free throw percentage is currently at 73%. Trey Davis averages 17.4 points per game in 33.9 minutes per contest this season. He averages 3.4 assists per contest and 3 rebounds per game for UMass. His field goal percentage is 42% for the year while his free throw percentage is 74%.

Adonys Henriquez averages 11.5 points per game while playing 32.7 minutes per contest this year for the Knights. He grabs 3.3 rebounds per game and has 2.5 assists per contest on the year. His field goal percentage is 49% and his free throw percentage currently is at 54%. Tacko Fall averages 10.5 points per game this season and he sees the court an average of 20.2 minutes per contest. He also averages 6.3 rebounds per contest and 1.1 assists per game. His field goal percentage is 68% and his free throw percentage is 56%.

UMass averages 80.6 points per contest this season which ranks them 57th in the nation. Their average scoring margin is 7.9 and their shooting percentage is 47% as a team which has them ranked 74th. Behind the arc they shoot 39% which is good for 46th in the country. They average 37.4 rebounds per game and 15 assists per game which ranks them 143rd and 84th in those offensive categories. In the turnover department they rank 68th with 11.4 per game. The Minutemen allow 72.7 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 188th in the nation. They also allow a 41% shooting percentage and a 28% average from behind the arc ranking them 102nd and 20th in those defensive categories. Opponents average 38.9 rebounds a game which ranks 252nd and they give up 12.9 assists per contest which puts them in 163rd place in the country. They force 12.6 turnovers per game which ranks them 202nd in the Division 1.

UCF averages 75.8 points per game this year which ranks them 114th in Division 1 college basketball. Their average scoring margin is 7.2 and their shooting percentage is 47% as a team which has them sitting in the 75th spot in the country. Behind the arc they shoot 33% which is good for 199th in the nation. They average 45.2 rebounds per game and 15.7 assists per contest which ranks them 7th and 62nd respectively. In the turnover department the Knights rank 219th with 13.7 per game. The Knights allow 68.7 points per game to their opponents which ranks them 115th in the country. They also allow a 36% shooting percentage and a 29% average from behind the arc ranking them 10th and 29th in those defensive statistics. Opponents average 37.7 rebounds a game which ranks 217th and they give up 15.3 assists per contest which puts them in 271st place in the nation. The Knights force 8.8 turnovers per game which ranks them 348th in college basketball.

UMass Minutemen Betting Trends

The UMass Minutemen are 2-2 against the spread

The UMass Minutemen are 2-2 against the over/under

UCF Knights Betting Trends

The UCF Knights are 5-0 against the spread

The UCF Knights are 1-4 against the over/under

UMass Minutemen Injuries

12/07/15 G C.J. Anderson Knee probable Tuesday vs. Central Florida
11/10/15 F Antwan Space Personal out indefinitely

UCF Knights Injuries

11/27/15 G B.J. Taylor Foot out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take UMass

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