Loyola Ramblers vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Ramblers vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (13-12) are welcoming the Loyola Ramblers (8-16) at William D. Mullins Memorial Center on Tuesday.

The Loyola Ramblers played Richmond and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-71 in their last game. Loyola wrapped up the game having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 52) and buried 10 of 26 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Ramblers converted 7 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 63.6%. Regarding rebounding, they collected 24 with 4 of them being offensive. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With respect to defending, Loyola let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the field on 26 of 48 shooting. Richmond doled out 14 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Richmond had 25 boards (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Richmond finished the game at 84.2% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 19 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of 19 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Ramblers walked away with 21 and Richmond recorded 13 personal fouls.

Ben Schwieger is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He ended up going 57.1% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He notched 17 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Loyola will enter this game with a mark of 8-16 this year. They cough up possession 15.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Loyola is pulling in 31.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 332 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 201st in college basketball in terms of passing. The Ramblers are connecting on 34.8% on 3-point shots (178 of 512) and 68.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 67.7 points per game (279th in the country) while shooting 47.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Ramblers are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They rank 107th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 297 relinquished so far this season. The Ramblers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (592 of 1,320) and they concede 32.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 266th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (72.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UMass Minutemen took a defeat with a final score of 86-72 against La Salle. Concerning how they attacked the glass, UMass permitted La Salle to grab 27 in all (7 offensive). They finished 45.8% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 of 24 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Minutemen allowed La Salle to knock down 32 out of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Minutemen went 25 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 41.0%. With respect to shooting from distance, UMass buried 5 out of 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to make 17 of them for a clip of 89.5%. La Salle committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Minutemen to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Minutemen snagged 19 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game.

T.J. Weeks was important for the Minutemen for the game. He racked up 16 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists in this game. He made 6 out of 15 in the game for a rate of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

UMass has a win-loss record of 13-12 so far this season. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 42.1% from the field, which is ranked 306th in college basketball. UMass has totaled 1,790 pts on the year (71.6 per contest) and they pull down 37.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per game (109th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Minutemen are committing 17.8 personal fouls per game and they go 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The UMass defense concedes 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (194 of 589) and their opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 15.0 assists and 34.9 rebounds per game, which is 330th and 241st in Division 1. The Minutemen defensively are ranked 263rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.6. They have forced 13.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (222nd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMass

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