The UMass Minutemen (6-4) hope to end a three-game road losing streak at the North Texas Mean Green (4-3) on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at 4:30 PM ET.
North Texas were winners on the road over Drake in its most recent game, 57-54. Its top performers were Rubin Jones (15 PTS, 50.0 FG%) and Thomas Bell (12 PTS, 2 BLK, 57.1 FG%). In its most recent game, UMass fell to Northeastern 82-76 on the road, with Rich Kelly (25 PTS, 47.1 FG%, 6-12 from 3PT) and Noah Fernandes (24 PTS, 7 AST, 3 STL, 55.6 FG%, 3-6 from 3PT) leading the way.
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Saturday, December 11, 2021
- Game Time: 4:30 PM ET
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Arena: Dickies Arena
- Spread: North Texas -4.5
- Total: 137.5
- Moneyline: North Texas -202, UMass +165
UMass player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Fernandes | 9 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| C.J. Kelly | 9 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Trent Buttrick | 10 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Rich Kelly | 10 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| T.J Weeks | 10 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
North Texas player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tylor Perry | 7 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Thomas Bell | 7 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Thomas Bell III | 7 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Mardrez McBride | 7 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Rubin Jones | 7 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
UMass stats
- The Minutemen scored 26.8 more points per game (82.1) than the Mean Green concedes (55.3).
- UMass is 6-4 when putting up more than 55.3 points.
- North Texas is +6.0 rebounds per game on the boards, but UMass is -2.6.
- The Minutemen shoot 46.2% from the field, 3.5% higher than the Mean Green concede.
- UMass is 6-3 straight up when shooting higher than 42.7% from the field.
Betting on UMass
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Minutemen have a 37.7% chance to win.
- UMass has six wins against the spread in 10 games this year.
- The Minutemen have been underdogs by 4.5 points, or more once this year and covered the spread.
- This season, the 143.4 PPG average total in Minutemen games is 5.9 points more than this game’s over/under.
