UMKC vs Nebraska-Omaha Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 3/3/23
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (8-22) vs. UMKC Roos (11-20)
March 3, 2023 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: UMKC Roos -1.5 / Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks +1.5; Over/Under: +137.5
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The Omaha Mavericks and UM Kansas City Roos meet Friday in the college basketball Summit First Round at the Denny Sanford Premier Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Omaha Mavericks Betting Preview
The Omaha Mavericks are averaging 68.8 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 77.1 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Frankie Fidler is averaging 14.6 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Marquel Sutton is averaging 10.2 points and 5 rebounds. JJ White is dishing 4 assists and Luke Jungers is grabbing 2.7 rebounds. The Omaha Mavericks are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.8 percent from the free throw line. The Omaha Mavericks are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.8 rebounds per game.
The UM Kansas City Roos Betting Preview
The UM Kansas City Roos are averaging 64.5 points on 39.3 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 42.3 percent shooting. RayQuawndis Mitchell is averaging 17.4 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Shermarri Allen is averaging 17 points and 2.7 assists. Anderson Kopp is the third double-digit scorer and Allen David Mukeba Jr. is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The UM Kansas City Roos are shooting 28 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The UM Kansas City Roos are allowing 34.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game.
Omaha vs UMKC Trends
The Mavericks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Roos are 5-15 ATS in their last 20 Friday games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 36-16-1 in Mavericks last 53 overall. The under is 4-1 in Roos last 5 overall. The underdog is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
I’m not backing either of these lousy teams, but I’m certainly not backing the UMKC Roos, a team that’s losing their last 5 games by an average of 21.2 points and shooting 33.5 percent from the field. The Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks aren’t much better, but at least we’re getting a free bucket. Yeah, it’s the Mavs or pass.
