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The UMass Minutemen (13-11, 4-8 A-10) visit the La Salle Explorers (11-13, 5-6 A-10) after losing six road games in a row. The Explorers are favored by 3.5 points in the contest, which tips at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 11, 2023. The matchup’s over/under is 147.
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How do I watch Explorers vs. Minutemen?
- Game Day: Saturday, February 11, 2023
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Arena: Tom Gola Arena
Betting Lines for Explorers vs. Minutemen
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| La Salle | -3.5 | 147 |
La Salle Betting Stats & Information
- La Salle has won six of nine games when listed as the moneyline favorite this season (66.7%).
- The Explorers have not played a game this season with moneyline odds of -163 or shorter.
- So far this season, the Explorers have compiled a 13-11-0 record against the spread.
- The Minutemen are 2-4 against the spread when an underdog by 3.5 points or more this season.
- The average total La Salle has had set in matchups this season is 5.9 fewer points than this outing’s point total.
UMass Betting Stats & Info
- This season, UMass has won five out of the 11 games, or 45.5%, in which it has been the underdog.
- The Minutemen have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +138 odds on them winning this game.
- The Minutemen’s ATS record is 11-13-0 this year.
- The Minutemen are 2-4 against the spread when an underdog by 3.5 points or more this season.
- The average point total for UMass this season is 3.4 points fewer than this game’s over/under.
La Salle vs. UMass Season Stat Comparison
| La Salle Rank | La Salle AVG | UMass AVG | UMass Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248th | 68.9 | Points Scored | 71.6 | 175th |
| 256th | 72.2 | Points Allowed | 72 | 254th |
| 175th | 31.9 | Rebounds | 34.6 | 43rd |
| 99th | 9.5 | Off. Rebounds | 10.8 | 26th |
| 211th | 7.2 | 3pt Made | 6.3 | 293rd |
| 258th | 12.2 | Assists | 14.5 | 87th |
| 230th | 12.5 | Turnovers | 13.6 | 303rd |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
La Salle Explorers Leaders
- The Explorers leader in points and assists is Khalil Brantley, who puts up 14.2 points per game to go with four assists.
- Fousseyni Drame leads La Salle in rebounding, pulling down 5.8 rebounds per game while also scoring 9.4 points a contest.
- Josh Nickelberry makes more threes per game than any other member of the Explorers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.1 per contest.
UMass Minutemen Leaders
- Matt Cross sits atop the Minutemen leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
- Keon Thompson’s assist statline paces UMass; he records 2.7 assists per game.
- T.J. Weeks is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Minutemen, hitting 1.6 threes per game.
