Miami RedHawks vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 2/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (15-11) welcome the Miami RedHawks (25-0) at Mullins Center on Tuesday.

The Miami RedHawks stepped onto the hardwood against Ohio and notched a win by a score of 90-74 in their last contest. Miami finished the game with a 51.7% field goal percentage (30 of 58) and converted 9 of their 18 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the RedHawks buried 21 of 28 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 15 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Regarding defending, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 of 60 shooting. Ohio earned 9 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Additionally, Ohio grabbed 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Ohio shot 65.0% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 20 attempts. They also made 5 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the RedHawks finished with 16 while Ohio finished the game with 21 personal fouls.

Brant Byers is one guy who was a factor for the contest. He recorded 21 points on 3 out of 7 shooting. He played for 35 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He went 42.9% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a mark of 25-0 for the season. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Miami is snagging 36.0 rebounds per game and has earned 426 assists on the season, which is 55th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The RedHawks are shooting 40.1% on shots from 3-point land (267 of 666) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They average 92.6 points per contest (1st in the nation) while shooting 53.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the RedHawks are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 31.5% on 3-point shots while they are 198th in the country in PPG allowed (74.3). The RedHawks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.9% (663 of 1,545) and they surrender 32.5 boards per game as a team. They rank 84th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 316 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a score of 99-92 against Akron. The Minutemen were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 22 for this contest. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. Akron committed 20 fouls in this game which took the Minutemen to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.7%. When it comes to 3-pointers, UMass converted 11 of 24 tries (45.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Minutemen went 35 out of 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.4%. The Minutemen allowed Akron to knock down 25 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3% in the game. They went 36.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 30 and ended up going 38 of 43 at the free throw line (88.4%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, UMass permitted Akron to snag 30 in all (7 offensive).

K'Jei Parker ended up being a factor for the Minutemen in this game. He knocked down 7 of 15 for the game for a rate of 46.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for this game.

UMass has a record of 15-11 this season. The Minutemen are committing 20.8 personal fouls every game and they go 67.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.5 times per contest (26th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. UMass has earned 2,106 pts so far this year (81.0 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Minutemen are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 86th in college hoops.

The Minutemen on defense are ranked 256th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 76.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (246th in college). The UMass defense allows 31.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (200 of 627) and their opposition makes 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.6 dimes and 32.4 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 278th and 64th in those categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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