The UMass Minutemen (2-2) host the La Salle Explorers (3-5) as 5-point favorites after Carl Pierre put up 23 points in the Minutemen 93-88 loss to Bryant. The game airs on NBCS at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 9, 2021. The point total is set at 145.5 in the matchup.
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of January 9, 2021, 2:16 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
UMass Betting Information
- UMass’ against the spread record this season is an even 2-2.
- When favored by at least 5 points, the Minutemen are 1-1 against the spread in 2020-21.
- UMass and its opponents have hit the over in 4 of 4 games this season (100%).
- In their last game, the Minutemen got a team-high 23 points from Pierre in a 93-88 loss to Bryant on Monday. They were favored by 9.5 points and failed to covered the spread, and the teams combined to score 181 points to go over the 165 point total.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
UMass Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Mitchell | 5 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Carl Pierre | 5 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Noah Fernandes | 5 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Jovohn Garcia | 5 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| T.J. Weeks | 5 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
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La Salle Betting Information
- The Explorers have played as expected this season with an even 3-3 record against the spread.
- In six games this season, the Explorers have hit the over in exactly half of their games.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
La Salle Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Clark | 10 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Sherif Kenney | 9 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| David Beatty | 10 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Jhamir Brickus | 10 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Clifton Moore | 9 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
Total Facts
- In UMass’ matchups this season, the Minutemen and their opponents have eclipsed Saturday’s point total of 145.5 points four times (100% of opportunities).
- In three out of La Salle’s eight games this season (37.5%), the competing teams combined for more points than the point total in Saturday’s matchup.
- Together, the two teams combine for 150.6 points per game, 5.1 points more than the point total of 145.5 for this contest.
- This game’s point total is 1.9 fewer points than the 147.4 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2020-21.
- On average, the Minutemen have seen a 164.5 over/under in their games this season, 19.0 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 12.0 points more than the average over/under in Explorers games this season (133.5 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2020 | UMass | La Salle | -4.5 | 140 | -205 | +165 | Regular Season | 85-66 UMASS |
| 3/4/2020 | La Salle | La Salle | -1.5 | 137.5 | -127 | +104 | Regular Season | 75-64 UMASS |
| 1/8/2020 | UMass | UMass | -3 | 142.5 | -158 | +130 | Regular Season | 77-69 UMASS |
| 1/30/2019 | N/A | La Salle | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 60-51 LASALL |
| 1/5/2019 | N/A | UMass | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 69-60 LASALL |
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