UMass Lowell vs Massachusetts Prediction 12/6/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The UMass Lowell River Hawks and the UMass Minutemen meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Mullins Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UMass Lowell River Hawks vs. UMass Minutemen prediction.

UMass Lowell River Hawks Recap

The UMass Lowell River Hawks come into this game looking to build on a 90-67 win over subdivision Emerson last time out to sit at 3-6 this season. After this game, UMass Lowell will take on subdivision Fisher at home.

River Hawks Win Back-To-Back Games

JJ Massaquoi has 14.6 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Austin Green has 13.9 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead UMass Lowell in rebounding as the only other double-digit scorer for UMass Lowell so far this season. Xavier Spencer has 8.2 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the River Hawks in assists while Darrel Yepdo has 8.6 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 2.6 APG as well this season. As a team, UMass Lowell is averaging 75.1 PPG on 46% shooting from the field, 30.2% from three and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

UMass Minutemen Recap

The UMass Minutemen come into this game looking to add on to their 78-71 win over Harvard last time out to sit at 5-3 this season. After this game, UMass take on Boston College at home.

Minutemen Win Back-To-Back Games

Marcus Banks Jr. leads the Minutemen in scoring with 17.3 PPG along with 2.3 RPG while Leonardo Bettiol has 16.9 PPG with 8.4 RPG to lead the Minutemen in rebounding along with 3 APG as well. K’Jei Parker has 10.8 PPG with 2.5 APG and Daniel Hankins-Sanford has 10 PPG with 5.5 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UMass so far this season. Danny Carbuccia has 6.9 PPG with a team-high 5.6 APG to lead the Minutemen in assists up to this point in the year. Jayden Ndjigue also has 6.9 RPG as well for the Minutemen as well this season. As a team, UMass is averaging 78 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 64.9% from the foul line this season.

UMass Lowell River Hawks @ Massachusetts Minutemen Betting Trends: December 6, 2025

Why the Massachusetts Minutemen will win

• UMass Lowell has lost 10 of its last 11 road games.
• Massachusetts has won 29 of its last 32 day games against non-Conference opponents at William D. Mullins Memorial Center.
• Massachusetts has won the first half in eight of its last nine day games against non-Conference opponents at William D. Mullins Memorial Center.

Why the UMass Lowell River Hawks will win

• Massachusetts has lost five of its last six games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• UMass Lowell has won the first half in six of its last eight games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

UMass Lowell River Hawks vs. UMass Minutemen Prediction

I’m on the Minutemen here. I just don’t trust UMass Lowell against capable competition as this River Hawks team has gone from a team that could challenge Vermont in the America East to a team that I think could finish at the bottom of that conference this season. The Minutemen have been able to take down inferior competition so far this season and I think even in an in-state matchup, the Minutemen get it done here. Give me UMass in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: UMass -11.5