The UMass Minutemen will try to cover the point spread at Mullins Center on Thursday when they get a visit from the Pacific Tigers in NCAA basketball betting action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the UMass Minutemen as -8.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.
Pacific Tigers vs UMass Minutemen Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The 5-2 and 2-1-1 ATS UMass Minutemen will face the 3-4 Pacific Tigers, who own a 3-4 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the UMass Minutemen are 1-3 on the OVER/UNDER so far this season while the Pacific Tigers are 2-5.
The UMass Minutemen sit at No. 177 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Pacific Tigers sit at No. 181 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits UMass's No. 176-ranked offense, averaging 72.86 PPG, against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 197 at 75.29 PPG. The Minutemen field goal percentage has averaged 42.55% so far, more than the Tigers marksmen have achieved on the year, 38.48% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Tigers got 22 points from Ray Bowles, but it was Cal State-Fullerton that prevailed in a 78-77 final on Saturday at Titan Gym.
- Pacific is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pacific's last 6 games
- Pacific is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Pacific is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- UMass is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- UMass is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Pacific home to Rider, Saturday, December 10th
UMass at Providence, Saturday, December 10th
