Hofstra Pride vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (1-1) will try to defeat the Hofstra Pride (3-0) at Mullins Center on Saturday.

The Hofstra Pride played Seton Hall and notched a win by a score of 49-48 in their last game. Hofstra wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.0% field goal percentage (17 out of 46) and made 6 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Pride knocked down 9 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 23 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 11 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about defense, Hofstra allowed the other team to go 35.4% from the field on 17 of 48 shooting. Seton Hall totaled 9 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Seton Hall pulled down 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Seton Hall finished shooting 47.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 17 tries. They made 6 of 20 tries from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Pride ended up finishing with 14 and Seton Hall recorded 17 fouls.

Jean Aranguren is one player who came through for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes. He played 36 mins played and pulled down 2 boards. He left the arena with 13 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Hofstra enters this contest with a record of 3-0 for the season. They currently have an average of 76.0 points per contest (221st in the nation) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The Pride are shooting 35.5% on shots from downtown (27 of 76) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Hofstra is snagging 38.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 50 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 110th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Pride have forced 14.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.7 personal fouls. They give up 35.3% on shots from distance while they are 66th in the nation in opponents points per game (62.0). The Pride defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 36.8% (63 of 171) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 151st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 33 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a final score of 75-69 when they played West Virginia. In regard to cleaning the glass, UMass allowed West Virginia to grab 36 in all (12 offensive). They shot 34.8% from beyond the perimeter via 8 out of 23 and finished the game at 25 out of 29 from the free throw line (86.2%). The Minutemen permitted West Virginia to make 21 of their 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 36.8% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Minutemen walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.7%. When talking about 3-pointers, UMass knocked down 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.0%. West Virginia committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Minutemen to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Minutemen recorded 22 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this game.

Rahsool Diggins was important for the Minutemen in the matchup. He racked up 19 points in his 34 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 5 of 14 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 35.7%, but wasn't able to snag a rebound.

UMass has a record of 1-1 this year. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 118th in Division 1. UMass has totaled 172 points for the campaign (86.0 per game) and they grab 39.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.0 times per game (65th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest. The Minutemen commit 18.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 64.5% from the charity stripe.

The Minutemen on the defensive side of the court are 243rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.5. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.4% from the field (77th in college basketball). The UMass defense gives up 33.9% on 3-pointers (19 of 56) and their opponents are converting on 69.6% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.5 assists and 38.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks 268th and 293rd in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hofstra

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