UMass Minutemen vs Boston College Eagles Prediction, 12/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMass Minutemen vs Boston College Eagles

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Location: MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA

TV: ESPNU

The Boston College Eagles (5-5) will take on the UMass Minutemen (6-3) at MassMutual Center on Wednesday.

The UMass Minutemen played UMass Lowell and went home with a win by a final score of 80-60 in their last game. UMass ended with a 45.7% field goal percentage (32 of 70) and converted 4 out of their 18 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Minutemen knocked down 12 of their 17 tries for a rate of 70.6%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 37 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 20 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In the matter of defending, UMass allowed the other team to go 44.0% from the floor on 22 out of 50 shooting. UMass Lowell dished out 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, UMass Lowell grabbed 26 rebounds (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UMass Lowell ended up shooting 48.1% from the free throw line by making 13 of 27 attempts. They knocked down 3 of 12 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Minutemen finished with 19 and UMass Lowell finished the game with 17 fouls.

Marcus Banks Jr. is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the contest at 42.9% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He played 32 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He ended up with 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting.

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UMass heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 6-3 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.2 times per game and as a group are committing 20.8 fouls per game. As a unit, UMass is pulling down 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 156 assists so far this year, which is 88th in the country in terms of passing. The Minutemen are shooting 32.1% on three-point shots (62 of 193) and 65.4% from the free throw line. They average 78.2 points per outing (171st in D-1) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Minutemen are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 27.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 138th in college in opponents PPG (71.2). The Minutemen are allowing a FG percentage of 44.2% (215 of 486) and they surrender 29.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 118th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 115 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Boston College Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 67-63 against New Haven. The Eagles earned 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. New Haven committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 73.9%. When discussing 3-point shots, Boston College buried 10 out of their 25 tries (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Eagles walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.7%. The Eagles allowed New Haven to convert 19 out of 49 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.8% for this contest. They shot 22.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 22 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, Boston College permitted New Haven to collect 29 overall (8 offensive).

Fred Payne was important for the Eagles in the game. He buried 7 out of 13 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the game.

Boston College has a win-loss mark of 5-5 this season. The Eagles have committed 16.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 68.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.1 times per contest (341st in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 10.6 times per contest. Boston College has totaled 700 pts for the year (70.0 per contest) and they average 40.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Eagles are shooting 40.4% from the field, which ranks 340th in the nation.

The Eagles on defense are ranked 54th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 66.6. They are able to force 10.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (58th in college). The Boston College defense allows 26.8% on three-point shots (57 of 213) and their opponents are converting on 67.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 9.9 assists and 36.9 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 17th and 275th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston College

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