Richmond vs UMass 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UMass Minutemen (7-5) vs. Richmond Spiders (9-6)
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Richmond Spiders -9.5 / UMass Minutemen +9.5; Over/Under: +150
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The Massachusetts Minutemen and Richmond Spiders meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Robins Center. The Massachusetts Minutemen look for a win after winning five of their last eight games. The Richmond Spiders look for a win after winning six of their last eight games.
The Massachusetts Minutemen are averaging 79.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 78 points on 48.2 percent shooting. Noah Fernandes is averaging 16.8 points and 3.1 rebounds, while CJ Kelly is averaging 13.3 points and 3.8 rebounds. Rich Kelly is the third double-digit scorer and Trent Buttrick is grabbing 4.6 rebounds. The Massachusetts Minutemen are shooting 39.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Massachusetts Minutemen are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29 rebounds per game.
The Richmond Spiders are averaging 73.4 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 44.4 percent shooting. Tyler Burton is averaging 18.6 points and 7.3 rebounds, while Grant Golden is averaging 15.9 points and 6.3 rebounds. Jacob Gilyard is the third double-digit scorer and Nathan Cayo is grabbing 4.7 rebounds. The Richmond Spiders are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 68.7 percent from the free throw line. The Richmond Spiders are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Minutemen are 8-22 ATS in their last 30 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games. The Spiders are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 Wednesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. The over is 8-1 in Minutemen last 9 overall. The under is 6-2 in Spiders last 8 overall. The favorite is 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Richmond Spiders haven’t looked good in their last two games, but they showed enough previously to expect them to bounce back here. The UMass Minutemen don’t play a lick of defense, and they don’t cover numbers. We should also expect rust with UMass here, given it hasn’t played a game since December 19. It’s a long layoff that doesn’t help UMass much. It’s Richmond in a comfortable win or pass for me.
