Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 11/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

Mullins Center is the site where the UMass Minutemen (1-1) will try to defeat the Central Connecticut Blue Devils (2-1) on Sunday.

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Boston College and notched a win by a score of 60-59 in their last game. Central Connecticut ended the game having earned a 38.3% field goal percentage (23 of 60) and buried 8 out of their 22 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Blue Devils knocked down 6 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned a total of 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding defense, Central Connecticut allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 22 of 67 shooting. Boston College doled out 12 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Boston College grabbed 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Boston College ended up shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by burying 8 of their 9 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 34 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Blue Devils walked away with 12 and Boston College racked up 13 fouls.

Melo Sanchez is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He finished shooting 55.6% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the hardwood for 23 mins and totaled 1 board. He scored 17 points on 5 out of 9 shooting.

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Central Connecticut will enter this contest with a record of 2-1 so far this year. They turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 10.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Central Connecticut is collecting 46.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 52 dimes on the season, which is 109th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Devils are connecting on 31.6% on three-point attempts (24 of 76) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per contest (241st in college) while hitting 43.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Blue Devils have forced 9.3 turnovers per game and they draw 12.7 fouls. They are giving up 26.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 45th in college hoops in PPG allowed (61.7). The Blue Devils are allowing a FG percentage of 35.8% (72 of 201) and they surrender 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 120th in the nation in giving up assists with 33 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last played, the UMass Minutemen walked away with a victory by a final of 83-62 when they played Albany. The Minutemen recorded 25 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this game. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Albany was called for 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Minutemen to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They were able to bury 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, UMass converted 6 of their 23 attempts (26.1%). Overall, the Minutemen ended up shooting 28 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.7%. The Minutemen allowed Albany to convert 20 of their 53 tries from the floor which had them shooting 37.7% for this contest. They finished shooting 23.1% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 26 and finished the contest at 16 out of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, UMass allowed Albany to snag 22 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Leonardo Bettiol was important for the Minutemen in the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 20 mins of playing time, but left the arena with no assists.

UMass has a win-loss mark of 1-1 this year. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 44.3% from the field, which is ranked 230th in the country. UMass has 155 pts so far this year (77.5 per contest) and they average 33.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 16.5 times per contest (134th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.5 times per contest. The Minutemen are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game while shooting 63.6% from the free throw line.

The UMass defense gives up 28.6% on three-point shots (16 of 56) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 17.0 dimes and 33.5 boards every game, which is 325th and 134th in D-1. The Minutemen defensively are ranked 163rd in college in points given up per game with 70.0. They are able to force 22.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (209th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Central Connecticut

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