UMass Minutemen vs Richmond Spiders Prediction, 3/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Minutemen vs Richmond Spiders

Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (15-15) are headed to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Richmond Spiders (14-17).

The UMass Minutemen faced off with St. Bonaventure and earned the victory with a final of 71-60 in their last game. UMass ended with a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 58) and knocked down 5 out of their 18 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Minutemen knocked down 24 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 82.8%. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 34 with 13 of them being offensive. They also distributed 14 dimes for this game while forcing 18 turnovers and earning 12 steals. With respect to defense, UMass allowed the other team to go 36.4% from the field on 20 of 55 shooting. St. Bonaventure doled out 12 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, St. Bonaventure pulled down 26 boards (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. St. Bonaventure ended up going 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 12 of 14 tries. They also knocked down 8 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding fouls, the Minutemen finished with 16 while St. Bonaventure accounted for 22 fouls.

RJ Luis is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away with 23 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He went 60.0% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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UMass comes into this game with a record of 15-15 this year. They cough up possession 14.1 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, UMass is pulling down 38.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 417 dimes for the campaign, which is 157th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Minutemen are shooting 33.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (181 of 539) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.8 pts per contest (195th in Division 1) while hitting 42.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Minutemen have forced 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are 290th in the nation in allowing assists with 445 surrendered for the campaign. The Minutemen are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (752 of 1,736) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 33.0% on 3-pointers and they are 223rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.4).

When they last played, the Richmond Spiders went home defeated by a final of 62-60 against George Mason. The Spiders were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 26 in this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 7 steals for the game. George Mason was called for 24 fouls in this game which got the Spiders to the free throw line for 30 shots. They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to shots from distance, Richmond converted 5 of 17 attempts (29.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Spiders walked away from this one shooting 17 for 45 from the field which had them shooting 37.8%. The Spiders allowed George Mason to make 23 of their 50 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.0% in this contest. They finished shooting 20.0% from 3-point land by going 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 12 out of 16 from the charity stripe (75.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Richmond permitted George Mason to pull down 28 in total (5 offensive).

Neal Quinn ended up being a major contributor for the Spiders in the game. He converted 7 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists for this game.

Richmond has a mark of 14-17 for the season. As an offensive team, the Spiders are connecting on 43.9% from the floor, which is 231st in the nation. Richmond has totaled 2,145 pts on the year (69.2 per contest) and they average 32.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per game (253rd in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. The Spiders have committed 15.0 fouls per game and they hit 73.8% from the charity stripe.

The Richmond defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (244 of 727) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their foul shots. They give up 12.6 assists and 34.2 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 178th and 187th in the country. The Spiders on the defensive end are ranked 141st in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 68.9. They are forcing 11.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (184th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMass

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