Richmond Spiders vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 1/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Richmond Spiders vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

Mullins Center is the location where the UMass Minutemen (5-9) will attempt to beat the Richmond Spiders (6-8) on Saturday.

The Richmond Spiders faced off with George Washington and went home with a win by a final score of 66-61 in their last game. Richmond wrapped up the game with a 35.1% FG percentage (20 of 57) and knocked down 8 of 30 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Spiders buried 18 of 20 tries for a rate of 90.0%. In relation to rebounding, they earned 33 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 13 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of defending, Richmond allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 18 of 54 shooting. George Washington recorded 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, George Washington snagged 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. George Washington finished 78.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 19 attempts. They knocked down 10 of 32 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Spiders walked away with 16 and George Washington had 18 fouls.

Delonnie Hunt is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He ended up going 45.5% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 4 boards. He recorded 19 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Richmond comes into this matchup with a mark of 6-8 on the year. They have an average of 71.2 points per outing (282nd in the nation) while hitting 41.4% from the field. The Spiders are connecting on 29.0% on 3-point shots (108 of 372) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Richmond is pulling in 34.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 160 dimes for the campaign, which is 301st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.1 times per game and as a group they commit 18.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Spiders are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 184th in college hoops in giving up assists with 173 conceded for the year. The Spiders defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.0% (343 of 817) and they concede 36.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 34.2% on 3-point shots while they are 251st in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.6).

When they last played, the UMass Minutemen went home defeated by a final of 81-72 against Saint Joseph's. The Minutemen were able to pull down 16 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 29 in this game. They also coughed it up 4 times, while getting 12 steals in this game. Saint Joseph's was called for 18 personal fouls for this game which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for 26 shots. They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 80.8%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, UMass made 3 of their 16 attempts (18.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Minutemen ended up going 24 out of 73 from the field which gave them a rate of 32.9%. The Minutemen allowed Saint Joseph's to make 26 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6% in the matchup. They went 35.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 31 and ended up going 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). In reference to rebounding, UMass allowed Saint Joseph's to collect 45 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Rahsool Diggins pitched in for the Minutemen for the contest. He made 10 of 22 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He had 33 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup.

UMass has a record of 5-9 for the campaign. The Minutemen have committed 17.9 fouls every game and they connect on 63.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per game (193rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest. UMass has accounted for 1,039 points on the year (74.2 per game) and they average 38.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Minutemen are shooting 41.8% from the field, which has them ranked 319th in Division 1.

The Minutemen on the defensive end are ranked 283rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.2. They are able to force 13.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (157th in college). The UMass defense surrenders 33.1% from downtown (112 of 338) and opponents are making 74.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 15.0 dimes and 38.2 boards every game, which is 306th and 324th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMass

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