New Hampshire vs Maine 1/26/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Maine Black Bears will travel to Lundholm Gymansium to take ont he New Hampshire Wildcats this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The New Hampshire Wildcats (7-7) will look to avoid losing their 2^nd straight game to the Maine Black Bears (4-13) after Maine upset New Hampshire by a 71-64 margin this past Monday night. Maine was strong on both ends of the court against New Hampshire and was able to pull away from the Wildcats for the victory after taking a 54-36 lead with 11:20 left in regulation. New Hampshire shot just 38.7% from the field & 34.5% from beyond the arc while Maine shot 49.0% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Nick Guadarrama who had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal while the Black Bears were led by Maks Klanjscek who had 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, New Hampshire is averaging 70.0 ppg on 43.6% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are averaging 9.1 three-pointers per game on 37.8% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, New Hampshire has been led by Jayden Martinez (14.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.3 apg), Nick Guadarrama (13.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.8 apg), Blondeau Tchoukuiegno (10.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.3 spg), & Nick Johnson (8.0 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 apg).

Defensively, New Hampshire is holding their opponents to an average of 64.6 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a rebound margin of 3.7 and a turnover margin of 1.5.

On the season, Maine is averaging 60.4 ppg on 40.0% shooting from the field. The Black Bears are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 27.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Maine has been led by Vukasin Masic (8.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.1 apg), Makes Klanjseck (7.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg), Sam Ihekwoaba (6.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.2 spg), & Ja’Shonte Wright-Mcleish (5.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.2 apg).

Defensively, Maine is allowing their opponents to an average of 69.2 ppg on 45.4% shooting from the field. The Black Bears have a rebound margin of -2.9 and a turnover margin of -0.1.

The Black Bears are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games and 2-2 ATS in their last 4 home games. The Wildcats are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.

New Hampshire has been led by their defense which ranks 73^rd in scoring defense & 89^th in rebound margin and although the scoring offense has been great (ranked t-215^th), the Wildcats have been solid from beyond the arc, ranking 52^nd in three-pointers per game & 24^th in 3P-FG%. Maine has struggled on both ends of the court this season and come into this game ranked 342^nd in scoring offense, 326^th in FG%, 180^th in scoring defense, & 303^rd in defensive FG%.

Maine was impressive against New Hampshire on Monday night, however, I just don’t see the Black Bears having similar success in this one. Maine is not a good offensive team and I’m not betting on them shooting 49.0% from the field & 50.0% from beyond the arc for the 2^nd straight game against a Wildcats defense that overall has been decent this season. New Hampshire is the better team in this and as I think they come out firing on all cylinders in this one, I’m taking the Wildcats to cover this double-digit spread. Good Luck!