UMass Minutemen vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 1/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Minutemen vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (7-7) are headed to John M. Belk Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Davidson Wildcats (12-2).

The UMass Minutemen stepped onto the hardwood against Duquesne and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-74 in their last game. UMass ended the contest with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 7 of 20 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Minutemen buried 19 of their 20 tries for a rate of 95.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists in the game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to defending, UMass allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 31 out of 67 shooting. Duquesne recorded 13 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Duquesne snagged 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Duquesne ended up going 90.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 9 of 10 shots. They buried 7 of 25 shots from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Minutemen finished with 15 while Duquesne accounted for 18 personal fouls.

Michael Steadman is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished the game at 55.6% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He played 28 mins and pulled down 6 boards. He walked away with 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting.

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UMass comes into this one with a mark of 7-7 on the year. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UMass is pulling down 32.3 boards per game and is sitting with 196 assists for the season, which is 156th in the country in terms of passing. The Minutemen are connecting on 40.5% on 3-pointers (147 of 363) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.6 points per outing (47th in the country) while shooting 45.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Minutemen are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.6% on three-point shots and they are 339th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.1). The Minutemen defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.4% (405 of 836) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 308th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 218 conceded for the season.

When they last played, the Davidson Wildcats got the victory with a final of 72-68 when they played Rhode Island. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Davidson allowed Rhode Island to get 25 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 4 of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). The Wildcats permitted Rhode Island to convert 26 of 50 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 52.0% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 24 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 49.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Davidson converted 6 of their 24 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.3%. Rhode Island committed 21 fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 for this game.

Foster Loyer ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this contest. He earned 19 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He converted 3 of 8 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Davidson has a record of 12-2 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the nation. Davidson has 1,096 points on the campaign (78.3 per game) and they pull in 33.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.6 times per game (34th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 15.3 fouls per game and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Davidson defense allows 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (116 of 344) and opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 11.9 assists and 30.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 134th and 33rd in college hoops. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 107th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 65.6. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (172nd in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Davidson

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