Arizona State Sun Devils vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona State Sun Devils vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2) are on their way to MassMutual Center on Saturday where they will play the UMass Minutemen (5-7).

The Arizona State Sun Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Florida and took a loss by a score of 83-66 in their last game. Arizona State finished the game with a 37.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 62) and buried 7 out of their 25 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Sun Devils converted 13 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 68.4%. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 25 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Arizona State let their opponent shoot 47.8% from the field on 32 of 67 shooting. Florida distributed 17 assists and had 7 steals for this game. On top of that, Florida pulled down 43 rebounds (10 offensive, 33 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Florida finished 90.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 10 tries. They made 10 out of their 30 tries from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Sun Devils ended up with 11 while Florida finished the game with 19 fouls.

Adam Miller is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished 55.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Arizona State enters this contest with a win-loss record of 8-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.6 pts per contest (119th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Sun Devils are shooting 38.4% on shots from 3-point land (94 of 245) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Arizona State is grabbing 37.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 140 dimes this year, which has them ranked 269th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Sun Devils are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They are surrendering 30.6% from 3-point land and they are 212th in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.3). The Sun Devils defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.1% (262 of 637) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 116th in college in giving up assists with 134 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UMass Minutemen walked away with a victory by a final of 77-72 when they played Northeastern. The Minutemen corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 12 steals in the game. Northeastern had 21 fouls in the matchup which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a clip of 61.3%. In terms of three-point attempts, UMass buried 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). In all, the Minutemen walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.3%. The Minutemen permitted Northeastern to bury 27 of their 74 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 36.5% in this matchup. They shot 22.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, UMass permitted Northeastern to collect 42 in total (14 on the offensive side).

Jaylen Curry was important for the Minutemen in this game. He knocked down 7 of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 2 assists for this contest.

UMass has a record of 5-7 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Minutemen are shooting 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 266th in college. UMass has accounted for 905 points on the year (75.4 per game) and they pull in 39.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.1 times per game (190th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest. The Minutemen have committed 18.1 fouls every game while shooting 62.6% from the charity stripe.

The Minutemen on the defensive end are ranked 264th in college hoops in PPG given up with 74.5. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the floor (143rd in college). The UMass defense gives up 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (93 of 287) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.8 assists and 36.8 boards every game, which ranks them 296th and 293rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona State

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