UMass-Lowell vs Boston University 12/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Boston University Terriers and the UMass-Lowell River Hawks meet in college basketball action from the Costello Athletic Center on Wednesday afternoon.

The Boston University Terriers will look to build on back-to-back wins after a 67-59 win over Dartmouth in their last game. Walter Whyte leads the Terriers in scoring and rebounding with 14.5 PPG and 6.1 RPG while Jonas Harper has 10 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Terriers up to this point in the season. Ethan Brittain-Watts also has a team-high 2.2 APG as well on the year for the Terriers. As a team, Boston University is averaging 71.7 PPG on 42.3% shooting from the field, 35.4% from behind the arc and 73.1% from the foul line this season.

The UMass-Lowell River Hawks will look to rebound from a 77-75 OT loss to Rhode Island in their last game. Everette Hammond leads the River Hawks in scoring with 12.8 PPG along with 5.6 RPG while Abdoul Karim Coulibaly has 12.7 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the River Hawks on the glass and Ayinde Hikim has 10.1 PPG with 3 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the River Hawks in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UMass-Lowell so far this season. As a team, UMass-Lowell is averaging 81.7 PPG on 50.4% shooting from the field, 39.3% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

Boston University is 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 Wednesday games and 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS win while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 Wednesday games. UMass-Lowell is 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall.

I get the case to be made for the River Hawks laying the points at home as UMass-Lowell’s come flying out of the gates this season. However, this is still a Boston University team that’s battled hard in spots this season and did give Notre Dame all they could handle on the road earlier this season and I think they could give similar fits to UMass-Lowell here. Not saying the Terriers win outright, but I think they keep it close. Give me the Terriers and the points.