Maine Black Bears vs UMass Lowell River Hawks Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maine Black Bears vs UMass Lowell River Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Kennedy Family Athletic Complex in Lowell, MA

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Lowell River Hawks (8-13) will try to defeat the Maine Black Bears (5-17) at Kennedy Family Athletic Complex on Saturday.

The Maine Black Bears faced Binghamton and went home with a win by a final score of 79-63 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Black Bears finished with 14 and Binghamton accounted for 15 personal fouls. They made 3 of 11 attempts from beyond the arc. Binghamton finished the contest at 87.5% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 16 tries. On top of that, Binghamton had 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Binghamton distributed 15 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Regarding the defense, Maine allowed their opponent to shoot 52.3% from the floor on 23 of 44 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in this contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 17 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Black Bears knocked down 10 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Maine finished having earned a 55.8% FG percentage (29 of 52) and converted 11 out of their 22 three-point attempts.

Logan Carey is a guy who had an impact in the game. He ended up with 19 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He finished the contest at 60.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Maine will play this contest with a record of 5-17 on the year. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Maine is snagging 29.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 260 assists on the year, which ranks 293rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Black Bears are hitting 31.0% on shots from distance (125 of 403) and 64.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 61.3 points per game (363rd in the nation) while shooting 43.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Black Bears are forcing their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 212th in college hoops in giving up assists with 287 relinquished on the season. The Black Bears defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (538 of 1,225) and they surrender 36.6 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 30.2% on shots from downtown and they are 49th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.9).

In their last game, the UMass Lowell River Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-56 against UMBC. Concerning rebounds, UMass Lowell allowed UMBC to pull down 32 overall (4 on the offensive side). They went 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 20 from the free throw line (95.0%). The River Hawks permitted UMBC to convert 27 out of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.1% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the River Hawks finished 23 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.1%. In terms of 3-pointers, UMass Lowell made 4 of 24 attempts (16.7%). They were able to make 6 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. UMBC had 7 personal fouls in this contest which took the River Hawks to the free throw line for 9 attempts. They turned it over 9 times, while earning 4 steals for the contest. The River Hawks earned 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in this game.

Austin Green ended up being a major contributor for the River Hawks for this contest. He buried 6 out of 9 for this game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 25 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to get an assist.

UMass Lowell has a record of 8-13 so far this season. The River Hawks are committing 15.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.7 times per game (288th in the country) and they turn it over 13.2 times per game. UMass Lowell has totaled 1,575 pts for the season (75.0 per game) and they pull in 36.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the River Hawks are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which is 122nd in college.

The River Hawks are ranked 292nd in college in PPG given up with 78.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (293rd in college). The UMass Lowell defense allows 34.6% on 3-point shots (169 of 489) and opponents are knocking down 75.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.9 assists and 33.3 boards per game, which has them ranked 226th and 108th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UMass Lowell

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