UMass Minutemen vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 1/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Minutemen vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Location: Robins Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Richmond Spiders (9-6) welcome the UMass Minutemen (7-5) at Robins Center on Wednesday.

The UMass Minutemen faced off with Fairfield and went home with a win by a final score of 77-73 in their last game. UMass finished the contest with a 46.0% FG percentage (29 out of 63) and converted 3 of their 17 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Minutemen knocked down 16 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 11 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. In relation to defense, UMass allowed the other team to shoot 46.0% from the floor on 29 of 63 shooting. Fairfield doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Fairfield snagged 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Fairfield finished shooting 68.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 16 shots. They also buried 4 out of their 12 attempts from distance. Regarding fouls, the Minutemen ended up finishing with 15 while Fairfield totaled 20 fouls.

Michael Steadman is a guy who played a role in this contest. He was able to score 20 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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UMass steps onto the court with a record of 7-5 for the season. They cough up possession 10.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, UMass is snagging 32.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 172 assists this year, which is 179th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Minutemen are hitting 39.9% on three-point attempts (129 of 323) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.6 pts per game (36th in the country) while going 45.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Minutemen are able to force 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are surrendering 37.4% on three-point shots while they are 338th in the nation in points per game allowed (78.0). The Minutemen defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (343 of 711) and they surrender 35.0 boards per game as a squad. They rank 280th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 184 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Richmond Spiders walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-69 against Saint Louis. The Spiders snagged 32 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this contest. They also gave up possession 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Saint Louis committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Spiders to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, Richmond made 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When the game finished, the Spiders shot 24 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.9%. The Spiders permitted Saint Louis to bury 28 of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4% for this game. They finished the game shooting 26.3% from beyond the arc by going 5 out of 19 and finished the contest at 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing rebounding, Richmond permitted Saint Louis to grab 32 in total (8 offensive).

Tyler Burton ended up being important for the Spiders for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 13 for the game for a rate of 38.5%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Richmond has a record of 9-6 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Spiders are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which is 162nd in college hoops. Richmond has tallied 1,101 pts for the campaign (73.4 per game) and they average 33.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per contest (37th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.6 times per game. The Spiders are committing 14.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense gives up 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (108 of 319) and their opponents are connecting on 69.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.1 dimes and 36.7 rebounds per contest, ranking them 156th and 274th in those categories on the defensive end. The Spiders defensively are ranked 238th in the country in points allowed per game with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.4% from the field (275th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMass

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