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The Massachusetts Minutemen and Richmond Spiders will play on Wednesday at Robins Center. Tip-off between the Atlantic 10 opponents is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Spiders are 3.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 144.5 points.
UMass (15-8 SU, 14-9 ATS, and 14-9 O/U) beat Rhode Island 81-79 on Sunday. The Minutemen, 1-5 SU and 3-3 ATS on the road, are 6-5 in A-10 play this season.
Richmond (17-6 SU, 17-5-1 ATS, and 12-10-1 O/U) beat La Salle 82-65 on Saturday. The Spiders, 12-0 SU and 11-1 ATS at home, lead the A-10 conference with a 9-1 record.
This is the first meeting between these squads this season. Last year, UMass won 85-76 at home in the regular season meeting, but Richmond got sweet revenge in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, winning 71-38. The Spiders are 9-2 in the last 11 ga mes vs. UMass and lead the all-time series 17-8.
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UMass scores 80.3 points per game (46th) on 46.2 percent shooting (100th), including 32.0 percent from beyond the arc (277th). Massachusetts converts 69.0 percent of its free-throw attempts (278th) and averages 35.0 rebounds (68th), 16.5 assists (25th), and 11.2 turnovers (108th).
The Minutemen surrender 72.3 points per game (197th) on 42.4 percent shooting (110th), including 35.0 percent from three-point range (286th), with 29.7 rebounds per game (76th). Massachusetts averages 3.0 blocks (213th), 8.4 steals (33rd), and 19.4 fouls (329th) per game.
KenPom ranks UMass 97th in the country. The Minutemen are 78th in offensive efficiency, 149th in defensive efficiency, and 96th in tempo (schedule-adjusted).
Clutch threes… call Rahsool ??
Another big day from @RahsoolDiggins3 #Flagship?? pic.tw itter.com/3rK70OQIME
— UMass Men's Basketball (@UMassMBB) February 12, 2024
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