The Maine Black Bears and UMass Lowell River Hawks meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Costello Athletic Center. The Maine Black Bears look to snap a five-game losing streak. The UMass Lowell River Hawks look for a win after splitting their last 14 games.
The Maine Black Bears are averaging 60.5 points on 40 percent shooting and allowing 68.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting. LeChaun DuHart is averaging 8.8 points and 1.2 assists while Vukasin Masic is averaging 8.2 points and 4.4 rebounds. Stephane Ingo is grabbing 6.5 rebounds and Sam Ihekwoaba is dishing 1.1 assists. The Maine Black Bears are shooting 25.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.9 percent from the free throw line. The Maine Black Bears are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.8 rebounds per game.
The UMass Lowell River Hawks are averaging 71.7 points on 44.3 percent shooting and allowing 62.9 points on 38.6 percent shooting. Everette Hammond is averaging 10.8 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Kalil Thomas is averaging 10.6 points and 4.4 rebounds. Max Brooks is the third double-digit scorer and Justin Faison is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The UMass Lowell River Hawks are shooting 29.2 percent from beyond the arc and 69.1 percent from the free throw line. The UMass Lowell River Hawks are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
The Black Bears are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The River Hawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games. The over is 4-0 in Black Bears last 4 overall. The under is 6-1 in River Hawks last 7 overall.
The Maine Black Bears aren’t a good basketball team to put it kindly, and their defensive issues usually show up the most on the road. However, the UMass Lowell River Hawks aren’t a team I’m looking to lay double-digit chalk with, and it doesn’t help that they haven’t played in a week. Just a rough game overall and not one you should be looking to bet. If forced to pick, give me Maine and the points.