UMass Lowell River Hawks vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Lowell River Hawks vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

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

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (4-2) will try to beat the UMass Lowell River Hawks (6-2) at William D. Mullins Memorial Center on Saturday.

The UMass Lowell River Hawks faced off with Fisher College and took home the win by a score of 117-69 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the River Hawks ended up finishing with 11 and Fisher College accumulated 16 fouls. They also made 7 of their 27 tries from 3-point land. Fisher College went 76.9% at the free throw line by making 10 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Fisher College had 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Fisher College earned 13 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, UMass Lowell allowed 32.1% from the field on 26 of 81 shooting. They also distributed 20 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 52 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the River Hawks buried 13 of their 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. UMass Lowell wrapped up the game with a 61.8% FG percentage (47 out of 76) and converted 10 of 29 3-pointers.

Ayinde Hikim is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins played and grabbed 1 board. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and also recorded 8 assists.

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UMass Lowell will play this contest with a record of 6-2 this season. They are turning it over 14.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.3 fouls per contest. As a team, UMass Lowell is pulling down 41.8 boards per game and has 106 dimes so far this season, which ranks 245th in the country in terms of passing. The River Hawks are hitting 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 139) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.8 pts per game (59th in Division 1) while shooting 50.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the River Hawks are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They give up 23.8% from 3-point land and they rank 55th in college basketball in PPG allowed (64.9). The River Hawks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 37.6% (188 of 500) and they relinquish 31.5 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 55th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 86 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a final score of 81-71 when they faced Towson. The Minutemen were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 25 in this game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. Towson earned 21 fouls in this game which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, UMass buried 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When all was said and done, the Minutemen walked away from this one shooting 25 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 46.3%. The Minutemen permitted Towson to make 26 out of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.1% for the matchup. They finished 37.5% from distance by shooting 6 of 16 and ended up going 23 out of 34 at the free throw line (67.6%). When discussing rebounding, UMass allowed Towson to grab 30 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Keon Thompson ended up being a factor for the Minutemen for this game. He totaled 19 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He made 5 out of 10 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

UMass has a mark of 4-2 so far this year. The Minutemen commit 20.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 61.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.3 times per contest (13th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.5 times per contest. UMass has tallied 495 points so far this season (82.5 per game) and they grab 39.2 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Minutemen are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 131st in the country.

The Minutemen on defense are ranked 194th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 71.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (35th in the nation). The UMass defense allows 33.8% on 3-point shots (44 of 130) and opponents are making 73.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.0 dimes and 37.0 boards every game, which is 229th and 266th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMass Lowell

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