Maine vs Vermont Prediction 2/1/25 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Maine vs Vermont Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, February 1st, at the Patrick Gym. To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Black Bears’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Catamounts’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Maine 

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Vermont

-Recent betting trends in games played between Maine and Vermont

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the  Black Bears and Catamounts

Maine Dominated the Last Game

Maine faced off against New Hampshire in the last game, a dominant victory. Maine gave up only 46 points while the offense scored 71 points on the way to a blowout victory. At halftime, they were up 37-14, and they never looked back on the way to the victory. Quion Burns had a strong game putting up 26 points, eight rebounds, and one assist. Kellen Tynes had a strong game, putting up 14 points, three assists, and one rebound. Two games ago against UMass Lowell, they secured the 86-85 victory. 

Maine sits with a 14-8 record overall and they have gone 6-1 in conference play. Maine is averaging 73 points while their defense is giving up 66 points per game. The offense is ranked 226th in the league while the defense is ranked 42nd. They have a defensive rating of 96.5 which is 43rd in the league. Guard AJ Lopez is averaging 15.3 points while shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from behind the three-point line. 

Why Maine Will Beat Vermont 

• Maine has won each of its last six games against the America East Conference.
• Vermont has lost five of its last six day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• The road team has won the first half in each of the last three games between Maine and Vermont.

Vermont Has Lost Two Straight

Vermont is really struggling heading into this game and they have lost two straight games. Vermont lost to UMBC 80-63 in the last game, and in the last game against Binghamton, they were competitive but ended up losing 75-72. Shamir Bouges put up 21 points, four rebounds, and four assists. TJ Hurley also had a strong game putting up 19 points, three rebounds, and one assist. There were four different players that put up at least 10 points. 

Vermont comes into this game with an 11-11 record and it has been all about the inconsistency for this team. Vermont is averaging 66 points while their defense is giving up 65.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 343rd in the league while the defense is ranked 36th. They have a defensive rating of 100.0 which is 102nd in the league. Vermont wants to keep the pace slower. Guard TJ Hurley has been the top player for Vermont, averaging 15.1 points while shooting 41.5 percent from the field. 

Maine vs Vermont Prediction

Vermont has struggled heading into this game, and they aren’t going to magically turn it around in this game. Vermont’s offense is averaging only 66 points per game and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. Maine is averaging 73 points per game, and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Vermont won’t be keeping up, and Maine is going to get the job done. Back Maine against the spread.