Saint Louis Billikens vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 1/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Louis Billikens vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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

TV: Youtube TV

The Saint Louis Billikens (9-5) are on their way to William D. Mullins Memorial Center on Wednesday where they will meet the UMass Minutemen (9-4).

The Saint Louis Billikens played Saint Joseph's and earned the victory with a final of 83-78 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Billikens finished with 19 while Saint Joseph's recorded 20 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. Saint Joseph's finished the contest at 52.9% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of their 17 shots. In addition, Saint Joseph's grabbed 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Saint Joseph's recorded 17 assists and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Saint Louis let their opponent shoot 45.5% from the floor on 30 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists for the contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned a total of 34 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Billikens converted 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Saint Louis ended the contest having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (31 out of 59) and converted 6 out of their 19 three-point attempts.

Gibson Jimerson is someone who played a role in this matchup. He recorded 22 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Saint Louis steps onto the hardwood with a record of 9-5 this year. They are averaging 76.8 points per game (88th in Division 1) while shooting 44.5% from the field. The Billikens are shooting 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc (95 of 296) and 75.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Louis is snagging 41.4 boards per game and has earned 236 assists for the campaign, which is 35th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.9 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Billikens have forced 10.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 fouls. They are 185th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 179 conceded on the season. The Billikens defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.6% (346 of 874) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a team. They give up 32.7% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 247th in the country in opponents points per game (71.5).

The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a score of 83-64 against St. Bonaventure. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, UMass allowed St. Bonaventure to collect 25 in total (7 on the offensive side). They shot 41.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 13 of 31 and finished the contest at 10 out of 11 from the charity stripe (90.9%). The Minutemen permitted St. Bonaventure to knock down 30 out of their 61 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.2% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Minutemen finished 19 for 49 from the field which had them at 38.8%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, UMass made 5 of their 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 67.7%. St. Bonaventure had 22 fouls in this game which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for a total of 31 shots. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Minutemen snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup.

Noah Fernandes pitched in for the Minutemen for the game. He made 5 of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He scored 13 points in his 24 mins of playing time and earned 3 assists in the matchup.

UMass has a mark of 9-4 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Minutemen are shooting 41.8% from the floor, which ranks them 307th in Division 1. UMass has 904 pts for the campaign (69.5 per contest) and they grab 38.8 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.1 times per contest (145th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per game. The Minutemen are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 67.5% from the charity stripe.

The Minutemen defensively are ranked 132nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 67.0. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (111th in college basketball). The UMass defense allows 30.9% on 3-point shots (94 of 304) and opponents are knocking down 67.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.1 dimes and 35.2 rebounds every game, which ranks 281st and 241st in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMass

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