New Hampshire vs UMBC 2/14/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
UMBC Retrievers (12-11) vs. New Hampshire Wildcats (11-10)
February 14, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Hampshire Wildcats -2 / UMBC Retrievers +2; Over/Under: -137.5
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The UMBC Retrievers and New Hampshire Wildcats meet Monday in college basketball action at the Lundholm Gymnasium. The UMBC Retrievers look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The New Hampshire Wildcats look for a win after splitting their last 16 games.
The UMBC Retrievers are averaging 72.63 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 70 points on 44.8 percent shooting. Keondre Kennedy is averaging 14.7 points and 5 rebounds, while LJ Owens is averaging 10.6 points and 2.9 rebounds. Darnell Rogers is the third double-digit scorer and Yaw Obeng-Mensah is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The UMBC Retrievers are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 77.1 percent from the free throw line. The UMBC Retrievers are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.7 rebounds per game.
The New Hampshire Wildcats are averaging 69.5 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 65.7 points on 43 percent shooting. Jayden Martinez is averaging 14.7 points and 6.2 rebounds, while Nick Guadarrama is averaging 12.8 points and 4.8 rebounds. Blondeau Tchoukuiegno is the third double-digit scorer and Nick Johnson is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The New Hampshire Wildcats are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 68.9 percent from the free throw line. The New Hampshire Wildcats are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.1 rebounds per game.
The Retrievers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Monday games and 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The Wildcats are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 Monday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win. The under is 9-4 in Retrievers last 13 overall. The under is 6-1 in Wildcats last 7 Monday games. The favorite is 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
There’s not a lot of separation between these two teams, but the New Hampshire Wildcats have the clear edge at home, where they win by an average of 13.4 points and allow 38 percent shooting from the field. The UMBC Retrievers lose in the underdog role by an average of 9.7 points. I’ll lay the bucket with the Wildcats.
