Siena Saints vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

William D. Mullins Memorial Center is where the UMass Minutemen (8-3) will go up against the Siena Saints (2-10) on Saturday.

The Siena Saints faced off with Brown and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-67 in their last contest. Siena finished the game with a 40.6% FG percentage (26 out of 64) and knocked down 10 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Saints made 5 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 39 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 18 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defense, Siena let their opponent shoot 38.8% from the field on 26 of 67 shooting. Brown dished out 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Brown grabbed 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Brown went 60.0% from the free throw line by converting 15 of their 25 shots. They knocked down 4 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Saints ended up with 22 and Brown recorded 15 personal fouls.

Sean Durugordon is a guy who came through in this matchup. He finished the game at 40.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 24 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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Siena will take the court with a record of 2-10 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 16.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Siena is collecting 36.7 boards per game and has accumulated 129 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 332nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Saints are shooting 26.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (61 of 232) and 55.8% from the free throw line. They average 59.0 points per outing (360th in D-1) while shooting 38.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Saints are able to force 11.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 269th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 170 surrendered for the year. The Saints defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 48.3% (350 of 724) and they surrender 35.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 37.1% on shots from downtown and they are 309th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (76.9).

When they last played, the UMass Minutemen walked away with a victory by a final of 87-65 when they faced Old Dominion. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, UMass allowed Old Dominion to get 27 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 12.5% from distance via 2 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 28 from the free throw line (60.7%). The Minutemen allowed Old Dominion to knock down 23 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Minutemen shot 33 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 54.1%. When talking about shooting from downtown, UMass knocked down 5 of their 14 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 16 of those for a percentage of 72.7%. Old Dominion committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Minutemen to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They gave up possession 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Minutemen were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the game.

Josh Cohen ended up having an impact for the Minutemen for the contest. He tallied 28 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this game. He converted 10 of 15 for this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

UMass has a mark of 8-3 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Minutemen are hitting on 47.1% from the field, which is 80th in the country. UMass has earned 930 pts on the campaign (84.5 per contest) and they grab 38.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.5 times per game (15th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. The Minutemen are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls every game and they connect on 66.9% from the charity stripe.

The UMass defense allows 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (77 of 241) and their opposition knocks down 72.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.3 assists and 35.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 159th and 206th in college basketball. The Minutemen are ranked 228th in the country in points given up per game with 72.6. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (99th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMass

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