Saint Peter’s vs UMass-Lowell Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/8/24

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks and the UMass-Lowell River Hawks meet Friday in college basketball action from Costello Athletic Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Saint Peter’s vs. UMass-Lowell prediction.

Saint Peter’s Recap

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks come into this one looking to bounce back after starting the year with a 57-53 loss at the hands of Seton Hall. After this game, Saint Peter’s will play against Rutgers, UMBC, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Duquesne.

Peacocks Lose Rock Fight In Opener

Bryce Eaton had a team-high 12 points on 5 of 13 shooting with a pair of threes, 3 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals as the lone double-digit scorer for Saint Peter’s in the losing effort. Armoni Zeigler also chipped in 9 points with a team-high 11 rebounds as well in the loss. As a team, Saint Peter’s is averaging 53 PPG on 35.7% shooting from the field, 35% from three, and 64% from the foul line this season.

Why the Saint Peter’s Peacocks will win

• Saint Peter’s has won six of its last eight games against the America East Conference.

UMass-Lowell Recap

The UMass-Lowell River Hawks come into this one looking to build on their season-opening 115-59 win over subdivision Rivier last time out. After this game, UMass-Lowell will have a big road game against Gonzaga.

River Hawks Cruise In Opener

Quinton Mincey had a team-high 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting with 7 rebounds while Yuri Covington added 18 points on 6 of 7 shooting with 3 threes and 7 rebounds and Martin Somerville has 17 points on 6 of 8 shooting with 5 threes and a team-high 4 assists. Max Brooks has 16 points on 6 of 7 shooting with a team-high 11 rebounds and 4 assists with a pair of blocks for the double-double while Cam Morris III has 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting with 5 boards and 3 blocks. Anthony Blunt also added 10 points on 5 of 8 passing with a pair of steals. As a team, UMass-Lowell is averaging 115 PPG on 59.7% shooting from the field, 52.6% from three, and 80.6% from the foul line this season.

Why the UMass Lowell River Hawks will win

• UMass Lowell has won each of its last 12 games against non-conference opponents at Costello Athletic Center.
• Saint Peter’s has lost eight of its last nine night games against non-conference opponents.

Saint Peter’s vs. UMass-Lowell Prediction

I’m on the under here. I just don’t have much faith in Saint Peter’s offensively and I think they’re going to try to do exactly what worked against Seton Hall and almost got the Peacocks the outright win. Take the air out of the ball and turn this into another slow-as-molasses rock fight. The River Hawks are loaded but I have to wonder if they’ll be looking ahead to this matchup against Gonzaga after this game and not be fully focused. Last year’s meeting saw just 130 points and I think we could see something similar here. Give me the under.