Hartford vs UMass-Lowell College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/13/21

The UMass Lowell River Hawks and the Hartford Hawks meet in the America East conference championship game in college basketball action from the Chase Arena on Saturday morning.

The UMass Lowell River Hawks booked their spot in the title game thanks to a 79-77 win over top-seeded UMBC last time out. Connor Withers led the River Hawks with 28 points coming on 9 threes with a team-high 6 rebounds while Obadiah Noel had 22 points on 7 of 13 shooting with a team-high 4 assists. Kalil Thomas had 10 points on 4 of 5 shooting with a pair of threes to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UMass Lowell while Bryce Daley added 4 points with 4 assists and a pair of steals in the winning effort.

The Hartford Hawks punched their ticket to the conference championship with a 71-65 win over Vermont in their last matchup. Austin Williams led Hartford in scoring with 25 points coming on 4 of 6 shooting with a team-high 9 rebounds while Traci Carter had points on 8 of 11 shooting with 3 threes, 4 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists as the only other double-digit scorer for Hartford in the winning effort. Hunter Marks also had 9 points on 4 of 6 shooting with 5 rebounds as well in the victory.

UMass-Lowell is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 road games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 road games against a team with a winning home record. Hartford is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games while the under is 35-17-1 in their last 53 games overall. The road team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings between these two teams.

I think you’re really splitting hairs when it comes to a side here as the two split the two meetings in the regular season and both are coming off of great upset victories to reach the title game. However, the two meetings in the regular season both came in under the number and I think that the rematch in the title game will be no different. Look for this one to be a war for all the marbles and for this game to finish under the total.