UMass vs. Davidson betting: College basketball preview for February 12

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A-10 foes square off when the UMass Minutemen (11-13, 6-5 A-10) host the Davidson Wildcats (14-9, 4-6 A-10) at William D. Mullins Center, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. The Wildcats are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is set at 147.5 for the matchup.

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UMass Cover -1.5 vs Davidson -109

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UMass vs. Davidson betting lines

  • UMass moneyline odds to win: -120
  • Davidson moneyline odds to win: -100
  • Spread: UMass (-1.5)
  • Total: 147.5

UMass statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, UMass has performed worse when playing at home, covering five times in 11 home games, and seven times in eight road games.
  • The Minutemen have eclipsed the total in seven of 11 home games (63.6%), compared to four of eight road games (50%).
  • UMass has performed worse as a moneyline favorite in home games, sporting a home record of 5-4, compared to going 1-0 in road games.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Minutemen have picked up their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 77.9 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 75.8 they’ve racked up over the course of this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen UMass concede 1.4 fewer points per game (72.9) than its season-long average (74.3).
  • During their last 10 contests, the Minutemen are making 0.8 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.7 compared to 5.9 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (32.4% compared to 28.8% season-long).

UMass betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-11-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 7-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 5-6-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 7-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-11-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 5-4; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 3-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (311th in nation) 41.4 (68th) 36.9 (13th) 33.3 (306th) 13.4 (200th) 11.6 (214th)

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Davidson statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Davidson has been better against the spread on the road (5-2-0) than at home (7-5-0) this year.
  • Wildcats games have gone above the over/under less often at home (five times out of 12) than away (four of seven) this year.
  • The Wildcats, as moneyline underdogs, have won the same percentage of games at home (0-2) as away (0-4) this year.

Recent trends

  • While the Wildcats are scoring 74.4 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that over their past 10 games, producing 70.1 points per contest.
  • Davidson is allowing 71.2 points per game in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 70.2 points allowed.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Wildcats are draining 7.9 three-pointers per game, 0.4 fewer threes than their season average (8.3). They also own a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (33.2%) compared to their season average (35.0%).

Davidson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-9-0 (Home: 7-5-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 9-4-0; As Underdog: 4-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-11-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-1 (Home: 10-0; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.4 (91st in nation) 44.6 (237th) 30.6 (277th) 30.7 (155th) 15.5 (71st) 8.8 (seventh)
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