Massachusetts vs VCU Prediction 2/19/25 College Basketball Picks

The UMass Minutemen and the VCU Rams meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the Charles E. Smith Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UMass vs. VCU prediction.

UMass Recap

The UMass Minutemen come into this game looking to bounce back from a 73-59 loss at the hands of St. Bonaventure last time out to sit at 11-15 on the year. After this game, UMass will head on the road for a matchup against George Washington.

Minutemen Lose Back-To-Back Games

Rahsool Diggins leads the Minutemen in scoring with 17.2 PPG along with 2.8 RPG and 2.7 APG while Jaylen Curry has 12.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Minutemen in the assist department so far this season. Daniel Rivera has 11.8 PPG with a team-high 7.6 RPG to lead UMass on the glass and cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UMass so far this season. Daniel Hankins-Sanford also has 8.5 PPG with 6.4 RPG as well on the year for the Minutemen. As a team, UMass is averaging 74.8 PPG on 41.9% shooting from the field, 28.6% from three, and 66.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the Massachusetts Minutemen will win

• The road team has won each of Massachusetts’ last five games.

VCU Recap

The VCU Rams come into this game looking to add on to their 80-72 win over George Washington last time out to improve to 20-5 on the year. After this game, VCU will take on George Mason and Richmond.

Rams Win 4th In A Row

Joe Bamisile leads the Rams in scoring with 15.8 PPG along with 5.2 RPG and 2 APG while Phillip Russell has 11.6 PPG and Max Shulga has 15.1 PPG with 5.8 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Rams in assists while also posting a team-high 2 SPG. Zeb Jackson has 10.7 PPG with 3.5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for VCU while Jack Clark’s added 8.3 PPG and 6.7 RPG to lead VCU on the glass so far this season. As a team, VCU is averaging 78.4 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three, and 73.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the VCU Rams will win

• VCU has won each of its last 12 games at Stuart C. Siegel Center.
• Massachusetts has lost each of its last three night games.

UMass vs. VCU Prediction

I’m on VCU here. I get the case to be made for a sizeable underdog in conference play, but VCU has been so strong at home pretty much all year long and the Rams also put any doubts to bed really with their play at home in some of their recent games against inferior competition. I think this is just a spot for VCU to flex some muscle even with a date with George Mason on deck. Give me VCU at home in this one in a blowout.