
UMass vs La Salle Prediction 1/19/25 College Basketball Picks Today
La Salle (10-7) vs. Massachusetts (7-11)
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm EDT
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In this article, we will formulate a UMass vs La Salle Prediction for this college basketball game on Sunday, January 19th, at the Mullins Center. Let’s take a look at a UMass Minutemen vs La Salle Explorers Pick.
La Salle Looks for Third Straight Win
La Salle has some major confidence right now and they have won two games in a row. Two games ago against St Bonaventure, La Salle was able to secure the 83-82 victory. In the last game against Davidson, La Salle scored 79 points, and they ended up winning by three points. At halftime, they were down big, but in the second half they scored 46 points and that was enough for the victory. Deuce Jones had a strong game putting up 23 points, five rebounds, and two assists.
La Salle on the season is averaging 77.8 points while their defense is giving up 75 points per game The offense is ranked 105th in the league while the defense is ranked 280th. They are averaging 64.59 field goal attempts per game which is 280th in the league. Corey McKeithan is having a strong season averaging 16.3 points while shooting 43.4 percent from the field and 38.9 percent from behind the three-point line.
Are UMass Legs Still Tired?
The last game for Mass came on Wednesday but there have to be some questions about whether their legs are still tired leading into this game. UMass faced off against Fordham and it took triple overtime but they were able to get the job done with ease. Daniel Riveria had a strong game putting up 39 points, 12 rebounds, and three assists. Rashool Diggins was the start of the show putting up 46 points, six rebounds, and four assists.
UMass on the season is averaging 76.1 points while their defense is giving up 77.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 154th in the league while the defense is ranked 311st. UMass wants to push the pace and is averaging 63.67 field goals attempted per game which is 28th in the league. Rashool Diggins has been the top player for UMass averaging 16.1 points while shooting 36.3 percent from the field.
UMass vs La Salle Prediction
There is going to be no shortage of scoring in this game. Even if UMass has tired legs, that is going to only hurt their defense, not their offense. UMass is averaging 76.1 points while La Salle is averaging 77.8 points per game. There is going to be no defense played by either team, and that will be the difference here as this game is going to end up being way over the total. Back the over to cash here.