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Rhode Island vs UMass-Lowell 12/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

UMass-Lowell River Hawks (11-1) vs. Rhode Island Rams (3-7)
December 13, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Rhode Island Rams +1.5 / UMass-Lowell River Hawks -1.5 ; Over/Under: +136.5
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The UMass Lowell River Hawks and the Rhode Island Rams meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Ryan Center. UMass Lowell is sitting at 11-1 overall this year. The River Hawks beat St. Francis BK in their last game. As for Rhode Island, they’re 3-7 this season and coming off a win over Army. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

UMass Lowell’s only blemish so far was a loss to Rutgers. Otherwise it’s been wins over Fisher, Columbia, Sacred Heart, Emerson, Brown, Stonehill, Merrimack, Sacred Heart, LIU, UMass and St. Francis BK. 

In the matchup versus St. Francis Brooklyn, the River Hawks took a 31-20 edge into the break. UMass Lowell put up 37 more points in a 68-59 win. Leading scorer Ayinde Hikim posted 12 points with three assists and two rebounds.

Over on the Rhode Island side, they’ve taken losses to Quinnipiac, Texas State, Kansas State, Tulane, Boston College, Providence and Brown. The wins otherwise have come versus Stony Brook, Illinois State and Army. 

Matched up against Army on Saturday, the Rams jumped out to a 41-27 halftime lead. Rhode Island was outscored 40-36 from there but still won 77-67. Ishmael Leggett led the way on 16 points with 10 rebounds. 

PICK: I’ll probably stick with UMass Lowell here. The River Hawks are playing pretty well over this nine-game win streak, and they’ve scored 68 or more points in every one of those outings. Only one of the wins came by fewer than nine points as well. As for Rhode Island, they put up a nice effort versus Army in their last game. The victory also bucked a trend of the Rams scoring 58 or fewer points in three of their previous four outings. This should be an interesting matchup as well, but I like UMass Lowell a little better cover-wise. 

Andrew's Free Pick: UMass Lowell River Hawks -1.5

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