St. Thomas (MN) vs UMKC 2/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Kansas City Roos will travel to Schoenecker Arena to take on the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies this Tuesday night in College Basketball action.

The Kansas City Roos won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 15-9 on the season after defeating the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 91-82, this past Saturday. Kansas City was outstanding on the offensive end against Western Illinois and was able to hold off the Leathernecks for the victory after taking a 73-62 lead with 7:28 left in regulation. Kansas City shot 55.2% from the field & 43.8% from beyond the arc while allowing Western Illinois to shoot 44.6% from the field & 30.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Roos was Marvin Nesbitt Jr. who had 26 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, & 1 steal.

On the season, Kansas City is averaging 74.0 ppg on 47.2% shooting from the field. The Roos are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 35.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Kansas City has been led by Evan Gilyard II (15.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.1 spg), Arkel Lamar (12.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.4 spg), Marvin Nesbitt Jr. (11.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.4 apg), & Anderson Kopp (9.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 apg).

Defensviely, Kansas City is holding their opponents to an average of 65.3 ppg on 43.8% shooting from the field. The Roos have a rebound margin of -1.1 and a turnover margin of 5.6.

The St. Thomas (MN) Tommies lost their 7^th straight game and dropped to 8-14 on the season after being defeated by the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, 88-66, this past Saturday. St. Thomas (MN) led by a 36-34 margin at halftime, however, the Tommies had no answers on the defensive end in the 2^nd half for Oral Roberts and could not fight back after the Golden Eagles took a 70-59 lead with 6:29 left in regulation. St. Thomas (MN) shot 40.9% from the field & 24.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Oral Roberts to shoot 45.8% from the field & 36.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tommies was Parker Bjorklund who had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 block.

On the season, St. Thomas (MN) is averaging 75.5 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Tommies are averaging 12.0 three-pointers per game on 37.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, St. Thomas (MN) has been led by Riley Miller (15.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.5 apg), Anders Nelson (15.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.1 apg), Parker Bjorklund (14.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.4 apg), & Ryan Lindberg (8.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.3 apg).

Defensively, St. Thomas (MN) is allowing their opponents to average 74.2 ppg on 48.3% shooting from the field. The Tommies have a rebound margin of -5.9 and a turnover margin of 3.4.

The Roos are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring more than 90 points in their previous game & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Tommies are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games overall & 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a ATS loss.

Kansas City has been playing well as of late, winning 7 of their last 8 games, including an 81-72 home victory over St. Thomas (MN), however, this is still not an overly strong team as they have been able to take advantage of a soft conference schedule. St. Thomas (MN) hasn’t picked up a win an over a month, however, this is a team that has some solid offense weapons that should have some success against a Kansas City defense that ranks just 229^th in defensive FG% and I think the play here is to take the Tommies and the points. Good Luck!