Rhode Island at UMASS 1/13/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Rhode Island Rams visit William D. Mullins Memorial Center in Amherst, Massachusetts on Wednesday to play the UMass Minutemen. Rhode Island improved to 6-6 overall and 3-2 and the Atlantic 10 following its 83-68 victory over the VCU Rams on Saturday. Fatts Russell was the leading scorer for Rhode Island in the victory with 23 points and the Rams are now in sixth place in the A-10 standings.

Fatts Russell is leading Rhode Island in scoring and assists with averages of 15.4 points and 3.8 assists per game, while Antwan Walker is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.9 per game. Rhode Island has just two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 46.2% overall and 32.5% from 3-point territory.

UMass improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Atlantic 10 following its 83-67 victory over the La Salle Explorers. Cairo McCrory was the leading scorer for UMass in the victory with 15 points, while Carl Pierre scored 15 points as well and Noah Fernandes chipped in with 13 points. UMass led by 24 points at the break and coasted to the victory.

Tre Mitchell is leading UMass in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, while Noah Fernandes is the leader in assists with an average of 5.8 per game. Four players are averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Minutemen are shooting 43.9% overall and 34.4% from 3-point territory.