Northeastern vs UMass Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/18/24

The Northeastern Huskies and the UMass Minutemen meet Wednesday in college basketball action from Mullins Center. Here’s a Northeastern vs UMass prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Northeastern vs UMass pick. We will examine:

The Northeastern Huskies’ recent form and player performance

The UMass Minutemen’s recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Northeastern Huskies

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the UMass Minutemen

Recent betting trends in games played between Northeastern and UMass

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Northeastern vs UMass game

Northeastern Huskies Betting Preview

The Huskies took out Boston U, Harvard, Central Connecticut, FIU, and Florida Gulf Coast in their first six games. Northeastern would fall to CSUB and Vermont before three more wins over La Salle, Colgate, and Old Dominion.

On Sunday in the Old Dominion matchup, the Huskies came out of halftime with a 31-26 edge. Northeastern managed to fend off the Monarchs on a 45-44 run and won 75-71. Rashad King posted 21 points with nine rebounds in the victory.

UMass Minutemen Betting Preview

Over on the UMass side, they fell to West Virginia, LA Tech, Hofstra, Temple, and Florida State in their first half-dozen outings. The Minutemen have since beaten Harvard, NJIT, and Massachusetts-Boston in a 3-2 stretch over the last five.

In Saturday’s matchup versus Massachusetts-Boston, the Minutemen rolled to a 47-24 halftime advantage. UMass hit a 39-28 stretch the rest of the way in an 86-52 blowout victory. Tops in scoring was Malek Abdelgowad with 26 points and 14 boards.

Why the Northeastern Huskies will win

• Northeastern has won each of its last four night games.
• Massachusetts has lost each of its last four night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Northeastern has won the first half in each of its last three night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Northeastern vs UMass Prediction

I’m going to try Northeastern here. The Huskies need to be sharper than their last outing versus a struggling Old Dominion team, though. Northeastern shot just 40 percent with 12 turnovers in that one, and missed nine of their 30 free throws (70 percent). That said, the Huskies have scored very well over this three-game win streak with 75 or more points in each outing.

As for the Minutemen, they’re coming off a blowout win versus an overmatched opponent. UMass has hit a nice 69 or more points in four straight (a 2-2 run) but they’ve also given up 68 or more in three of those (73 or more in two). Northeastern should be able to keep a good scoring pace if they play well.