The Rhode Island Rams and the Milwaukee Panthers meet in college basketball action from the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Monday night.
The Rhode Island Rams come into this game on the heels of a 72-62 win over Sacred Heart last time out. Makhel Mitchell leads the Rams in scoring with 11.3 PPG as well as logging 5 RPG while Jeremy Sheppard has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 3 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Rhode Island up to this point in the season. Ishmael Leggett has 9.5 PPG while Mekhi Mitchell has 9.1 PPG and a team-high 6.5 RPG as well this season to lead the Rams on the glass. As a team, Rhode Island is averaging 70.1 PPG on 49.3% shooting from the field, 37.3% from three and 70.3% from the foul line while allowing 62.5 PPG on 36.4% shooting from the floor and 32% from three this season.
The Milwaukee Panthers will be looking to rebound from a 65-54 loss to Colgate in their last matchup. Patrick Baldwin Jr. has 16.5 PPG and 7.6 RPG while DeAndre Gholston’s added 14.9 PPG and 4.8 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Milwaukee up to this point in the season. Donovan Newby also has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 2.6 APG while Josh Thomas has 9 PPG as well for the Panthers on the year. As a team, Milwaukee is averaging 63.4 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field and 32.5% from three and 70.5% from the foul line while allowing 70.4 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field and 77.6% from three this season.
Rhode Island is 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a losing record and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 while the over is 11-2 in their last 13 Monday games. Milwaukee is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a loss and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600
I can try to make a case for the home dog in most spots, but I realistically want nothing to do with the Panthers right now. Home court hasn’t mattered for the Panthers with losses to Youngstown State and Alcorn State. Rhode Island is still dealing with life without Fatts Russell, but in this spot, they’re the better team and should win this one by double digits.