The Miami Ohio Redhawks and the UMass Minutemen meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Mullins Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Massachusetts vs Miami (OH) prediction.
Miami Ohio Redhawks Recap
The Miami Ohio Redhawks come into this game looking to add on to their 90-74 win over Ohio last time out to sit at 25-0 this season. After this game, Miami Ohio will head home for a game against Bowling Green.
Redhawks Looking To Stay Unbeaten
Brant Byers leads the Redhawks in scoring with 15 PPG along with 4.1 RPG while Evan Ipsaro has 13.9 PPG with 2.4 RPG and 3.3 APG. Almar Atlason has 10.7 PPG with 2.5 RPG and Peter Suder has 14.5 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 4.3 APG this season. Eian Elmer has 11.9 PPG with 5.9 RPG to lead the Redhawks in rebounding while Antoine Woolfolk has 10.2 PPG with 5.5 RPG, capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami Ohio so far this season. Luke Skaljac has 9.8 PPG with 3.3 RPG and 4.7 APG to lead the Redhawks in assists as well this season. As a team, Miami Ohio is averaging 92.6 PPG on 53.6% shooting from the field, 40.1% from three and 76.7% from the foul line this season.
Why the Miami RedHawks will win
- Miami (OH) has won each of its last 25 games.
- Massachusetts has lost each of its last 11 games against AP-ranked opponents.
UMass Minutemen Recap
The UMass Minutemen come into this game looking to bounce back from their 99-92 loss at the hands of Akron last time out to sit at 15-11 this season. After this game, UMass will take on Buffalo at home.
Minutemen Drop Back-To-Back Games
Leonardo Bettiol leads the Minutemen in scoring and rebounding with 17.6 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Marcus Banks Jr. has 16.9 PPG with 2.5 RPG as well this season. K’Jei Parker has 11.9 PPG with 2.1 APG and Daniel Hankins-Sanford has 11.7 PPG with 7.3 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UMass so far this season. Danny Carbuccia also has a team-high 6.5 APG as well so far this season to lead UMass in assists. As a team, UMass is averaging 81 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three and 67.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Massachusetts Minutemen will win
- Massachusetts has won each of its last six night games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center.
Massachusetts vs Miami (OH) Prediction
I’m on Miami Ohio here. I know at a certain point, Miami Ohio will get caught and the run will end. They’ve gotten lucky a couple of times as well this season, and you could make a case they’re very fortunate to still be unbeaten. That being said, Miami Ohio is still the better team and has earned the benefit of the doubt to be favored here, and I think Miami Ohio’s unbeaten run lives to fight another day. Give me the Redhawks.