The Massachusetts Minutemen and North Texas Mean Green meet Saturday in college basketball action at the MassMutual Center. The Massachusetts Minutemen look for their ninth win. The North Texas Mean Green look for their ninth win.
The Massachusetts Minutemen are averaging 72.8 points on 44.2 percent shooting and allowing 66.9 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Noah Fernandes is averaging 11.4 points and 2.6 rebounds, while Matt Cross is averaging 10.9 points and 5.4 rebounds. TJ Weeks Jr. is dishing 1.7 assists and RJ Luis is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Massachusetts Minutemen are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 66.5 percent from the free throw line. The Massachusetts Minutemen are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.
The North Texas Mean Green are averaging 60.6 points on 39 percent shooting and allowing 52.4 points on 39.9 percent shooting. Tylor Perry is averaging 17 points and 2.1 rebounds, while Kai Huntsberry is averaging 12.5 points and 2.5 assists. Abou Ousmane is the third double-digit scorer and Jayden Martinez is dishing 0.7 assists. The North Texas Mean Green are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 67.8 percent from the free throw line. The North Texas Mean Green are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.3 rebounds per game.
The Minutemen are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Mean Green are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 neutral site games and 16-5-1 ATS in their last 22 Saturday games. The under is 4-0 in Minutemen last 4 neutral site games. The under is 7-2 in Mean Green last 9 Saturday games.
The UMass Minutemen are a proven team that’s shown they can win on the road, so there’s value with the points here. The North Texas Mean Green are playing elite level defense, but this is pretty much a home game for the Minutemen, with it taking place in Springfield. I’ll gladly grab the free bucket with UMass.