Northeastern vs UMass 12/7/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UMass Minutemen (6-3) vs. Northeastern Huskies (5-4)
December 7, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Northeastern Huskies -1.5 / UMass Minutemen +1.5; Over/Under: +142
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The Massachusetts Minutemen and Northeastern Huskies meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Matthews Arena. The Massachusetts Minutemen look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Northeastern Huskies look for a win after winning five of their last seven games.
The Massachusetts Minutemen are averaging 82.8 points on 46.1 percent shooting and allowing 79.4 points on 48.1 percent shooting. Noah Fernandes is averaging 16.4 points and 3 rebounds, while CJ Kelly is averaging 14.4 points and 3.9 rebounds. Trent Buttrick is the third double-digit scorer and Rich Kelly is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Massachusetts Minutemen are shooting 41.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.9 percent from the free throw line. The Massachusetts Minutemen are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.8 rebounds per game.
The Northeastern Huskies are averaging 62.1 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 63.4 points on 41.4 percent shooting. Shaquille Walters is averaging 13.4 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Jahmyl Telfort is averaging 12.7 points and 2.8 rebounds. Chris Doherty is the third double-digit scorer and Nikola Djogo is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The Northeastern Huskies are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 70.5 percent from the free throw line. The Northeastern Huskies are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game.
The Minutemen are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Tuesday games. The Huskies are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 Tuesday games. The over is 6-0 in Minutemen last 6 overall. The under is 8-3 in Huskies last 11 home games. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The UMass Minutemen still have defensive issues that are quite concerning, but you could argue they’re the better team in this matchup regardless. Massachusetts has been easily the more impressive team offensively and has wins over Penn State and Rutgers this season. The Northeastern Huskies haven’t exactly played anybody yet. Give me the free bucket with the more proven team.
