UMass vs. UMass-Lowell betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 6

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The UMass Minutemen (5-3) face the UMass-Lowell River Hawks (3-6) as heavy, 11.5-point favorites on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The point total is 155.5 in the matchup.

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UMass vs. UMass-Lowell betting lines

  • UMass moneyline odds to win: -787
  • UMass-Lowell moneyline odds to win: +533
  • Spread: UMass (-11.5)
  • Total: 155.5

UMass statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last year, UMass performed worse at home, covering six times in 15 home games, and eight times in 11 road games.
  • The Minutemen hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of home games (53.3%) than road games (45.5%) last season.
  • As a moneyline favorite last season, UMass won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.500) compared to away games (1.000).

Last season stats

  • The Minutemen were 205th in college basketball in points scored (72.9 per game) and 271st in points conceded (75.0) last year.
  • Last season, UMass was 21st-best in college basketball in rebounds (35.8 per game) and 321st in rebounds allowed (33.8).
  • The Minutemen were 227th in college basketball in assists (12.9 per game) last season.

UMass betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-5-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 11.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.3 (136th in nation) 44.3 (221st) 31.9 (242nd) 26.1 (15th) 17.0 (61st) 14.0 (321st)

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UMass-Lowell statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UMass-Lowell was better against the spread at home (8-8-0) than on the road (6-8-0) last year.
  • In terms of the over/under, River Hawks games finished over more often at home (eight of 16, 50%) than away (six of 14, 42.9%) last year.
  • When moneyline underdogs last year, the River Hawks won a lower percentage of games at home (0-1) than on the road (1-7).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the River Hawks posted 79.5 points per game (47th-ranked in college basketball) last year. They surrendered 74.1 points per contest at the other end of the court (241st-ranked).
  • UMass-Lowell pulled down 32.5 rebounds per game (152nd-ranked in college basketball). It allowed 30.3 rebounds per contest (121st-ranked).
  • The River Hawks put up 15.3 assists per game, which ranked them 66th in the nation.

UMass-Lowell betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-4-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 11.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (155th in nation) 44.7 (241st) 32.6 (218th) 32.3 (237th) 13.7 (227th) 13.8 (313th)
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