Northeastern Huskies vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (4-7) welcome the Northeastern Huskies (8-3) at Mullins Center on Wednesday.

The Northeastern Huskies faced Old Dominion and earned the victory with a final of 75-71 in their last contest. Northeastern finished the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (24 out of 60) and made 6 out of their 21 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Huskies knocked down 21 of 30 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defending, Northeastern allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the field on 28 of 68 shooting. Old Dominion doled out 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Moreover, Old Dominion grabbed 37 rebounds (13 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Old Dominion went 47.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of 19 attempts. They converted 6 of 18 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Huskies finished with 16 while Old Dominion totaled 21 personal fouls.

Rashad King is one player who played a role for the matchup. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Northeastern heads into this game with a mark of 8-3 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Northeastern is pulling in 34.9 boards per contest and has racked up 154 dimes for the year, which is 167th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Huskies are shooting 33.5% on 3-point shots (66 of 197) and 66.3% from the charity stripe. They average 72.0 points per outing (263rd in college) while hitting 48.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 32.3% on 3-point shots and they are 76th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.5). The Huskies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.5% (267 of 644) and they relinquish 32.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 153rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 132 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen went home victorious with a score of 86-52 against UMass Boston. The Minutemen pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 54 in this matchup. They coughed it up 16 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. UMass Boston earned 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Minutemen to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a clip of 46.2%. In reference to shooting from downtown, UMass knocked down 6 of 19 tries (31.6%). When all was said and done, the Minutemen shot 34 out of 66 from the floor which had them at 51.5%. The Minutemen allowed UMass Boston to convert 21 out of 68 tries from the floor which had them at 30.9% in this game. They finished 21.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 33 and finished the game at 3 out of 7 at the free throw line (42.9%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, UMass allowed UMass Boston to collect 24 in total (6 offensive).

Malek Abdelgowad ended up being important for the Minutemen for this contest. He totaled 26 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He made 11 of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 68.8%, and accumulated 14 rebounds.

UMass has a win-loss mark of 4-7 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Minutemen are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which has them ranked 267th in D-1. UMass has scored 828 points so far this year (75.3 per contest) and they average 39.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.4 times per contest (169th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. The Minutemen commit 18.4 fouls per game and they go 62.8% from the charity stripe.

The Minutemen on defense are ranked 265th in college in points given up per game with 74.7. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the floor (180th in the country). The UMass defense surrenders 33.2% on three-point shots (88 of 265) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 14.8 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per game, which is ranked 301st and 242nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMass

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