UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Stonehill Skyhawks Prediction, 11/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Lowell River Hawks vs Stonehill Skyhawks

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Merkert Gymnasium in South Easton, MA

TV: ESPN+

Merkert Gymnasium is the location where the Stonehill Skyhawks (2-5) will attempt to beat the UMass Lowell River Hawks (1-6) on Wednesday.

The UMass Lowell River Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against St. Peter's and went home with a loss by a final score of 68-66 in their last game. UMass Lowell wrapped up the game with a 52.2% field goal percentage (24 of 46) and converted 2 of their 12 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the River Hawks converted 16 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 55.2%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defending, UMass Lowell allowed the other team to shoot 36.4% from the floor on 24 of 66 shooting. St. Peter's dished out 14 assists and had 21 steals in this game. In addition, St. Peter's snagged 29 boards (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. St. Peter's finished the game at 75.0% at the free throw line by burying 9 of their 12 attempts. They knocked down 11 of 34 shots from long range. When talking about fouls, the River Hawks walked away with 13 while St. Peter's racked up 20 fouls.

Austin Green is one player who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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UMass Lowell heads into this contest with a record of 1-6 for the season. They average 73.0 points per contest (277th in college hoops) while hitting 45.0% from the field. The River Hawks are hitting 31.9% from downtown (38 of 119) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, UMass Lowell is snagging 33.4 boards per contest and has 97 dimes so far this season, which ranks 125th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 15.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the River Hawks are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 333rd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 110 surrendered on the campaign. The River Hawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (211 of 446) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 36.3% on shots from distance and they are 337th in D-1 in opponents points per game (84.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Stonehill Skyhawks walked away with a victory by a final of 74-70 when they played Lafayette. The Skyhawks were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They turned it over 15 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. Lafayette committed 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Skyhawks to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They were able to bury 10 of those for a rate of 58.8%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Stonehill converted 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Skyhawks walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3%. The Skyhawks permitted Lafayette to make 22 of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.5% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 35.0% from three-point range via 7 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 29 from the free throw line (65.5%). When discussing how they rebounded, Stonehill permitted Lafayette to grab 32 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Davante Hackett was important for the Skyhawks in this matchup. He converted 6 of 13 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this game.

Stonehill has a win-loss record of 2-5 this season. When it comes to offense, the Skyhawks are shooting 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 243rd in college hoops. Stonehill has totaled 486 points so far this year (69.4 per contest) and they pull down 39.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.1 times per contest (212th in college) and they turn it over 15.9 times per contest. The Skyhawks commit 18.0 fouls per game and they connect on 65.0% from the charity stripe.

The Skyhawks are ranked 183rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 73.3. They are forcing 9.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (112th in D-1). The Stonehill defense concedes 29.7% on 3-pointers (49 of 165) and their opponents are converting on 64.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.4 dimes and 35.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 46th and 219th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UMass Lowell

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