La Salle Explorers vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: USA Net

The UMass Minutemen (12-19) will go up against the La Salle Explorers (13-18) at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The La Salle Explorers took the court against Saint Joseph's and went home with a win by a final score of 81-74 in their last contest. La Salle ended the game having earned a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and made 7 out of their 14 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Explorers converted 20 of 25 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In terms of rebounding, they collected a total of 33 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 7 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding the defense, La Salle allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the field on 23 out of 54 shooting. Saint Joseph's earned 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Saint Joseph's pulled down 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Saint Joseph's went 61.5% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 26 attempts. They made 12 of their 31 shots from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Explorers walked away with 17 while Saint Joseph's finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Deuce Jones is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He played 34 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He finished 40.0% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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La Salle will enter this contest with a record of 13-18 this season. They have an average of 71.9 pts per contest (239th in the country) while hitting 41.3% from the field. The Explorers are connecting on 32.6% on shots from downtown (212 of 651) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, La Salle is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 361 dimes this season, which has them ranked 322nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 10.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Explorers are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They are 314th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 467 relinquished for the campaign. The Explorers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.6% (845 of 1,852) and they relinquish 36.4 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 32.9% on shots from downtown while they are 265th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.8).

The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a final score of 74-51 when they faced Loyola. Concerning cleaning up the glass, UMass allowed Loyola to grab 41 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 34.2% from distance by going 13 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Minutemen allowed Loyola to convert 28 of 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Minutemen finished 17 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 26.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, UMass made 1 of 21 tries (4.8%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 94.1%. Loyola committed 17 fouls for the contest which took the Minutemen to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Minutemen pulled down 17 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this game.

Daniel Hankins-Sanford ended up being important for the Minutemen for this game. He racked up 22 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 7 out of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and earned 15 rebounds.

UMass has a win-loss mark of 12-19 for the year. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 41.1% from the field, which is 343rd in the nation. UMass has 2,262 pts for the season (73.0 per contest) and they average 39.6 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (236th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest. The Minutemen are committing 17.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 67.0% from the charity stripe.

The UMass defense gives up 32.5% from downtown (247 of 759) and opponents are converting on 71.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 14.9 dimes and 37.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 311th and 335th in college hoops. The Minutemen defensively are ranked 268th in the country in points given up per game with 74.9. They have forced 12.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (120th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take La Salle

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