Albany Great Danes vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 12/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Albany Great Danes vs UMass Minutemen
Date: Monday, December 5, 2022
Location: William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, MA
TV: Hulu Live TV
The Albany Great Danes (3-6) are headed to William D. Mullins Memorial Center on Monday where they will compete against the UMass Minutemen (5-1).
The Albany Great Danes faced American and took a loss by a final of 88-62 in their last contest. Albany ended the game having earned a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and made 8 out of their 19 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Great Danes buried 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 17 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 8 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding the defense, Albany allowed their opponent to shoot 71.4% from the field on 35 out of 49 shooting. American totaled 23 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Furthermore, American totaled 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. American went 83.3% from the free throw line by making 10 of 12 tries. They made 8 of their 11 shots from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Great Danes walked away with 15 and American recorded 13 personal fouls.
Jonathan Beagle is someone who had an impact in the game. He totaled 13 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also snagged 7 boards. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.
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Albany heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 3-6 for the year. They are averaging 67.7 points per contest (280th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.4% from the field. The Great Danes are hitting 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (73 of 206) and 66.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Albany is pulling down 32.8 boards per contest and has 106 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 154th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
When they are on defense, the Great Danes have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 306th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 116 relinquished on the year. The Great Danes are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.6% (235 of 474) and they relinquish 33.2 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 37.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 293rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.7).
The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen got the victory with a final of 73-67 when they faced South Florida. The Minutemen earned 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 20 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. South Florida was called for 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In reference to 3-pointers, UMass buried 9 out of their 21 tries (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Minutemen walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. The Minutemen allowed South Florida to knock down 25 out of their 61 attempts from the field which had them shooting 41.0% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 25.0% from three-point range by connecting on 4 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). When discussing rebounding, UMass allowed South Florida to snag 35 in all (10 on the offensive side).
Dyondre Dominguez ended up being a major contributor for the Minutemen for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 11 in this contest for a rate of 63.6%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 15 points in his 20 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the game.
UMass has a win-loss record of 5-1 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Minutemen are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 245th in the nation. UMass has totaled 419 pts on the season (69.8 per contest) and they average 38.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per game (56th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest. The Minutemen commit 15.3 fouls per game and they connect on 64.3% from the free throw line.
The UMass defense surrenders 27.5% on three-point shots (36 of 131) and their opponents are knocking down 62.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.7 assists and 36.2 rebounds per contest, which is 302nd and 261st in D-1. The Minutemen defensively are ranked 96th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 64.5. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (138th in college basketball).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Albany
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