UMKC vs Denver 1/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Denver Pioneers and UM Kansas City Roos meet Monday in college basketball action at the Swinney Recreation Center. The Denver Pioneers look to snap a three-game losing streak. The UM Kansas City Roos look for a win after splitting their last six games.

The Denver Pioneers are averaging 68.6 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 73.5 points on 45 percent shooting. KJ Hunt is averaging 16.3 points and 3.5 assists, while Jordan Johnson is averaging 11.2 points and 2.5 rebounds. Michael Henn is grabbing 4.5 rebounds and Coban Porter is dishing 0.6 assists. The Denver Pioneers are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 68.3 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Pioneers are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29 rebounds per game.

The UM Kansas City Roos are averaging 70.4 points on 45.9 percent shooting and allowing 63.4 points on 43 percent shooting. Evan Gilyard II is averaging 12.9 points and 1.6 rebounds, while Arkel Lamar is averaging 12.2 points and 1.6 assists. Josiah Allick is the third double-digit scorer and Marvin Nesbitt Jr. is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The UM Kansas City Roos are shooting 34.4 percent from beyond the arc and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The UM Kansas City Roos are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.5 rebounds per game.

The Pioneers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Roos are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 41-19 in Pioneers last 60 overall. The under is 5-2 in Roos last 7 overall.

The Denver Pioneers are watching their season slip away rather quickly, and a lot of it has to do with a defense that’s allowed 80-plus points in seven of their last 10 games. The UM Kansas City Roos have been terrific at covering numbers at home, and they shoot the ball well enough to add to Denver’s defensive issues. I have to lay the points with the Roos.