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UMKC vs Denver Prediction 1/30/25 College Basketball Picks
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Denver (7-15) vs UMKC (10-12)
January 30, 2025 at 09:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Denver +5 — Over/Under: 133.5
The UM Kansas City Roos and Denver Pioneers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Hamilton Gymnasium. Here’s a UM Kansas City vs Denver Prediction. This article will include a UM Kansas City vs Denver Pick.
UM Kansas City Roos Betting Preview
The UM Kansas City Roos lost to South Dakota State and St. Thomas, and they play Oral Roberts, North Dakota State, and North Dakota next. The UM Kansas City Roos are averaging 74.5 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 66.2 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Jamar Brown is averaging 14.9 points and 7.2 rebounds, while Jayson Petty is averaging 12.5 points and 0.8 assists. Anderson Kopp is the third double-digit scorer and Cameron Faas is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The UM Kansas City Roos are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 77.5 percent from the free throw line. The UM Kansas City Roos are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.
Denver Pioneers Betting Preview
The Denver Pioneers lost to St. Thomas, beat Oral Roberts, and they play Omaha, South Dakota, and St. Thomas next. The Denver Pioneers are averaging 73 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 79.7 points on 48.7 percent shooting. Nicholas Shogbonyo is averaging 14.1 points and 1.8 assists, while DeAndre Craig is averaging 12.7 points and 3.4 rebounds. Sebastian Akins is the third double-digit scorer and Isaiah Addo-Ankrah is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Denver Pioneers are shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Denver Pioneers are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26.5 rebounds per game.
Why the Denver Pioneers will win
- Kansas City has lost each of its last five games against the Summit League.
Why the Kansas City Roos will win
- Denver has lost nine of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Kansas City has won each of its last three games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- Kansas City has won the first half in each of its last eight Thursday night games against the Summit League.
Matchup/League Facts
- Denver ranks 356th among Division 1 teams for opponent field goal percentage this season (48.7%).
- Denver ranks 33rd among Division 1 teams for opponent field goal attempts per game this season (54.2).
- Kansas City ranks 26th among Division 1 teams for opponent field goal attempts per game this season (53.9).
- Kansas City ranks 39th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point percentage this season (29.9%).
UM Kansas City vs Denver Injury Report
Neither UM Kansas City nor Denver have a player listed on its injury report.
UM Kansas City vs Denver Prediction
The UM Kansas City Roos are riding a five-game losing streak, but they were an underdog in all of those games, so it’s not as bad as it looks. UM Kansas City has won most of its games it’s supposed to win this season and has covered seven of its last 10 games. The Denver Pioneers are coming off an upset over Oral Roberts, but they’ve lost nine of their last 10 games. Denver is one of the worst defensive teams in the country, allowing nearly 80 points per game on almost 49 percent shooting. Denver has allowed 80-plus points in six of its last nine games. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the UM Kansas City Roos on the road.
