La Salle vs. UMass betting: College basketball preview for February 9

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The La Salle Explorers (12-11, 4-6 A-10) host the UMass Minutemen (10-13, 5-5 A-10) in a matchup of A-10 teams at Tom Gola Arena, starting at 2:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 9, 2025. The Explorers are 1-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 152.5.

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La Salle Cover -1 vs UMass -110

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La Salle vs. UMass betting lines

  • La Salle moneyline odds to win: -114
  • UMass moneyline odds to win: -105
  • Spread: La Salle (-1)
  • Total: 152.5

La Salle statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, La Salle has fared better when playing at home, covering eight times in 11 home games, and two times in eight road games.
  • The Explorers have gone over the over/under in a lower percentage of games at home (54.5%) than away games (62.5%).
  • La Salle has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, putting up a home record of 5-1, compared to going 1-0 in road games.

Recent trends

  • On the offensive side of the ball, the Explorers have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 69.3 points per contest over that stretch as opposed to the 74.6 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • La Salle has been more porous on defense as of late, allowing 78.2 points per game during its last 10 outings compared to the 75.5 points per game its opponents average over the 2024-25 season.
  • The Explorers’ last 10 contests have seen them make 6.2 three-pointers per game while shooting 31.2% from deep. Both numbers are down compared to their 2024-25 averages of 7 makes and 32.7%.

La Salle betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-12-0 (Home: 8-3-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 6-5-0; As Underdog: 5-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-10-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-3 (Home: 5-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 3-1; Away: 1-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.1 (316th in nation) 45.2 (273rd) 34.1 (77th) 33.7 (323rd) 12.3 (282nd) 9.9 (49th)

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UMass statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • UMass’ winning percentage against the spread at home is .455 (5-6-0). On the road, it is .857 (6-1-0).
  • Minutemen games have gone above the over/under 63.6% of the time at home (seven of 11), and 57.1% of the time away (four of seven).
  • The Minutemen, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than away (2-4) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Minutemen are scoring 77.3 points per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 1.6 more than their average for the season (75.7).
  • UMass is allowing 75.5 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is 0.4 more points than it is allowing for the season (75.1).
  • The Minutemen are sinking 5.9 threes per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.2 more than their average for the season (5.7). Likewise, they have a higher three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (30.3%) compared to their season average from three-point land (28.2%).

UMass betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-11-0 (Home: 5-6-0; Away: 6-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-6-0; As Underdog: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-10-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 4-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-5 (Home: 5-4; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42 (319th in nation) 41.6 (79th) 36.5 (20th) 33.6 (316th) 13.2 (218th) 11.7 (222nd)
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