UMass Minutemen vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 1/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Minutemen vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: fuboTV

Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena is the site where the Saint Joseph's Hawks (8-10) will go up against the UMass Minutemen (11-7) on Saturday.

The UMass Minutemen stepped onto the hardwood against VCU and took a loss by a score of 83-55 in their last game. UMass finished the contest having earned a 29.2% FG percentage (19 out of 65) and converted 4 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Minutemen buried 13 of their 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In the matter of the defense, UMass allowed the other team to shoot 52.5% from the floor on 31 out of 59 shooting. VCU earned 19 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. On top of that, VCU totaled 39 rebounds (9 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. VCU ended up going 76.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of their 17 tries. They also made 8 of their 16 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Minutemen walked away with 14 while VCU had 13 personal fouls.

Matt Cross is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up with 15 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He played 32 minutes played and totaled 10 boards. He finished the game at 33.3% from the field and also earned 5 assists.

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UMass will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 11-7 for the year. They have an average of 70.8 points per game (203rd in the country) while shooting 41.5% from the field. The Minutemen are hitting 33.6% on three-point attempts (110 of 327) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, UMass is pulling in 38.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 262 assists for the year, which is 128th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Minutemen are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They currently rank 275th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 262 conceded so far this year. The Minutemen defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.4% (451 of 1,040) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 31.7% on shots from distance while they are 203rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (69.9).

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 71-59 when they played La Salle. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Saint Joseph's allowed La Salle to grab 30 overall (10 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 27 and finished the game at 17 out of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). The Hawks permitted La Salle to convert 18 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 29.5% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks shot 26 for 51 from the floor which had them at 51.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Saint Joseph's buried 11 of 22 attempts (50.0%). They were able to convert 8 of those for a rate of 66.7%. La Salle committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. The Hawks earned 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup.

Cameron Brown was important for the Hawks in the game. He tallied 20 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest. He converted 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Saint Joseph's has a win-loss mark of 8-10 for the campaign. The Hawks are committing 18.4 personal fouls every game and they connect on 68.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (213th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per game. Saint Joseph's has totaled 1,279 pts this season (71.1 per contest) and they average 34.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 42.1% from the floor, which ranks 305th in D-1.

The Saint Joseph's defense allows 33.8% on shots from distance (159 of 470) and opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 15.7 dimes and 36.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks 344th and 288th in those defensive categories. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 247th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 71.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (186th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UMass

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