Saint Louis vs UMass College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/5/21
The Massachusetts Minutemen and Saint Louis Billikens meet Friday in the college basketball Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal at the Robins Center.
The Massachusetts Minutemen look for another win after beating Saint Joseph’s on Thursday. The Massachusetts Minutemen are averaging 75.3 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 46.6 percent shooting. Tre Mitchell is averaging 18.1 points and 6.9 rebounds while Carl Pierre is averaging 12.9 points and 3.8 rebounds. Noah Fernandes is the third double-digit scorer and TJ Weeks is dishing 0.8 assists. The Massachusetts Minutemen are shooting 32.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Massachusetts Minutemen are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.8 rebounds per game.
The Saint Louis Billikens look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Saint Louis Billikens are averaging 76 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 64.3 points on 41.1 percent shooting. Javonte Perkins is averaging 16.9 points and 3.8 rebounds while Jordan Goodwin is averaging 14.5 points and 3.8 assists. Gibson Jimerson is dishing 1.1 assists and Hasahn French is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. The Saint Louis Billikens are shooting 35.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.3 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Louis Billikens are allowing 34.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.2 rebounds per game.
Will update with trends once they’re released.
The Massachusetts Minutemen have been competitive all season long, but they’re not a club I trust against better competition, and they just lost to Saint Louis a couple of days ago by 23 points. I don’t expect much from UMass on likely tired legs from playing last night. The Saint Louis Billikens win by an average of 11.7 points in the favorite role while shooting 46.7 percent from the field. It would take another bucket or two for me to get behind UMass in this spot. I’ll grab Saint Louis and the reasonable chalk.
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