New Hampshire vs Maine Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/22/23
Maine Black Bears (11-15) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (12-12)
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Hampshire Wildcats -2.5 / Maine Black Bears +2.5; Over/Under: +129.5
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The Maine Black Bears and New Hampshire Wildcats meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Lundholm Gymnasium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Maine Black Bears Betting Preview
The Maine Black Bears are averaging 69.3 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 69.3 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Gedi Juozapaitis is averaging 15.1 points and 1.9 assists, while Kellen Tynes is averaging 14.3 points and 4.4 rebounds. Peter Filipovity is grabbing 6 rebounds and Kristians Feierbergs is dishing 0.8 assists. The Maine Black Bears are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Maine Black Bears are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26.8 rebounds per game.
The New Hampshire Wildcats Betting Preview
The New Hampshire Wildcats are averaging 66.9 points on 39.9 percent shooting and allowing 66.6 points on 42.5 percent shooting. Clarence O. Daniels II is averaging 15.4 points and 10.6 rebounds, while Nick Johnson is averaging 12.5 points and 5.2 rebounds. Kyree Brown is the third double-digit scorer and Matt Herasme is dishing 2 assists. The New Hampshire Wildcats are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 68.8 percent from the free throw line. The New Hampshire Wildcats are allowing 30.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.
Maine vs New Hampshire Trends
The Black Bears are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wildcats are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a ATS win. The over is 11-4 in Black Bears last 15 Wednesday games. The over is 5-1-1 in Wildcats last 7 home games. The underdog is 4-0-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The New Hampshire Wildcats are in rough shape at the moment, but they have bee the lightly better team this season, and being at home gives them the edge. The Maine Black Bears lose on the road by an average of 9.6 points, while New Hampshire wins at home by an average of 10.3 points. I’ll lay the bucket.
