VCU Rams vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The VCU Rams (19-7) are en route to William D. Mullins Memorial Center on Saturday where they will meet the UMass Minutemen (12-14).

The VCU Rams stepped onto the hardwood against George Mason and earned the victory with a final of 72-66 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Rams ended up finishing with 19 while George Mason finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 28 attempts from 3-point land. George Mason went 50.0% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 12 shots. Moreover, George Mason had 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. George Mason earned 15 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, VCU allowed 46.4% from the floor on 26 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 13 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rams buried 20 of 27 shots for a rate of 74.1%. VCU ended the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (24 out of 52) and knocked down 4 out of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Adrian Baldwin is a guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up scoring 18 points on 5 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. He went 33.3% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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VCU will play this game with a mark of 19-7 on the year. They turn it over 14.9 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, VCU is pulling down 32.7 boards per game and has earned 359 dimes this year, which is 175th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are hitting 35.0% from downtown (146 of 417) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 65.5 pts per game (307th in Division 1) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Rams are forcing 17.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They currently rank 54th in college basketball in allowing assists with 290 surrendered for the campaign. The Rams are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 38.9% (544 of 1,400) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a squad. They give up 27.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in college hoops in opponents PPG (60.8).

In their last game, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a final score of 82-61 when they faced Dayton. The Minutemen earned 14 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in the matchup. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. Dayton was called for 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for a total of 10 tries. They were able to make 8 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, UMass made 9 of 28 attempts (32.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Minutemen shot 22 for 55 from the field which had them at 40.0%. The Minutemen allowed Dayton to convert 32 of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 57.1% for this contest. They finished 58.8% from distance by shooting 10 of 17 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 from the charity stripe (61.5%). Concerning rebounding, UMass permitted Dayton to pull down 34 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Michael Steadman ended up having an impact for the Minutemen in this matchup. He knocked down 4 of 9 in this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 21 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

UMass has a mark of 12-14 for the season. The Minutemen have committed 16.6 fouls per game while shooting 75.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.0 times per game (121st in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. UMass has accounted for 1,952 pts so far this season (75.1 per game) and they grab 33.0 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Minutemen are shooting 42.9% from the field, which is ranked 250th in the country.

The UMass defense allows 37.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (208 of 561) and opponents are making 72.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 16.8 dimes and 35.4 total boards per game, which is 353rd and 225th in the nation. The Minutemen defensively are ranked 340th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 77.7. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.8% from the field (354th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VCU

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