Nebraska-Omaha vs UMKC 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UM Kansas City Roos and Omaha Mavericks meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Baxter Arena. The UM Kansas City Roos look to build on their four-game winning streak. The Omaha Mavericks look to snap a six-game losing streak.

The UM Kansas City Roos are averaging 72.7 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 63.5 points on 42.7 percent shooting. Evan Gilyard II is averaging 14.3 points and 1.6 rebounds, while Arkel Lamar is averaging 13.1 points and 1.7 assists. Josiah Allick is the third double-digit scorer and Marvin Nesbitt Jr. is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The UM Kansas City Roos are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 67.4 percent from the free throw line. The UM Kansas City Roos are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.4 rebounds per game.

The Omaha Mavericks are averaging 68.5 points on 41.6 percent shooting and allowing 83.9 points on 47.3 percent shooting. Nick Ferrarini is averaging 10.9 points and 1.5 rebounds, while Felix Lemetti is averaging 10.3 points and 3.5 rebounds. Darrius Hughes is dishing 0.3 assists and Frankie Fidler is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Omaha Mavericks are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Omaha Mavericks are allowing 39.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.1 rebounds per game.

The Roos are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games and 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road favorite. The Mavericks are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Roos last 5 road games. The over is 25-10 in Mavericks last 35 overall.

The UMKC Roos are comfortably the better team here, and they’re starting to heat up, winning their last five games by an average of 15.6 points. The Omaha Mavericks are god awful, and that includes losing their last five games by an average of 18 points. Two teams heading in different directions. Give me KC on the road.