Davidson Wildcats vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

Mullins Center is the location where the UMass Minutemen (11-13) will go up against the Davidson Wildcats (14-9) on Wednesday.

The Davidson Wildcats played Richmond and took home the win by a score of 71-60 in their last game. Davidson wrapped up the game with a 45.3% FG percentage (24 out of 53) and knocked down 8 out of their 23 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 15 of 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 31 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest as well as forcing 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Davidson let their opponent shoot 46.2% from the field on 24 of 52 shooting. Richmond distributed 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In addition, Richmond pulled down 23 rebounds (5 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Richmond ended up going 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 8 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 13 and Richmond totaled 17 personal fouls.

Reed Bailey is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up going 46.2% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also pulled down 8 boards. He left the arena with 24 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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Davidson enters this contest with a record of 14-9 on the campaign. They average 74.4 pts per game (183rd in D-1) while connecting on 46.4% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 35.0% on three-point attempts (192 of 548) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Davidson is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per game and has 357 assists so far this year, which ranks 113th in the nation in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They rank 67th in college hoops in giving up assists with 278 relinquished this year. The Wildcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (585 of 1,312) and they surrender 33.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 35.1% from 3-point land while they are 137th in college in points per game allowed (70.2).

When they last played, the UMass Minutemen got the win with a final of 78-55 against La Salle. The Minutemen corralled 29 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. La Salle committed 10 personal fouls in the game which took the Minutemen to the charity stripe for 6 shots. They were able to convert 3 of those for a rate of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from downtown, UMass knocked down 11 of 28 tries (39.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Minutemen finished shooting 32 out of 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. The Minutemen permitted La Salle to convert 22 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.1% in the game. They finished 21.1% from downtown by going 4 out of 19 and ended up going 7 out of 13 from the charity stripe (53.8%). With respect to how they rebounded, UMass permitted La Salle to get 25 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Rahsool Diggins pitched in for the Minutemen in the matchup. He racked up 34 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 3 assists in the matchup. He converted 13 of 20 in this game giving him a rate of 65.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

UMass has a record of 11-13 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Minutemen are shooting 42.2% from the floor, which ranks them 312th in college. UMass has totaled 1,818 points for the year (75.8 per game) and they pull in 40.6 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.4 times per contest (208th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. The Minutemen have committed 18.9 fouls every game while shooting 65.7% from the free throw line.

The UMass defense surrenders 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (180 of 577) and their opponents are converting on 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.3 dimes and 37.6 total boards per game, which is 279th and 328th in Division 1. The Minutemen on the defensive side of the court are 258th in college in PPG given up with 74.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the field (72nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMass

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