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UMass Minutemen vs. La Salle Explorers
The UMass Minutemen and the La Salle Explorers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Tom Gola Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Minutemen as -6-point favorites versus the Explorers, while the game's total opened at 151.
La Salle lost its last outing, a 71-56 result against Wildcats on February 13. They failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog.
In their last action, UMass was a 69-59 winner on the road against Spiders. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs.
UMass:
Team record: 16-8 SU,15-9 ATS
UMass is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
UMass is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UMass's last 5 games on the road
La Salle:
Team record: 11-14 SU,9-15 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
La Salle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
La Salle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of La Salle's last 6 games at home
Next up:
UMass home to VCU Tuesday, February 20
La Salle home to St. Bonaventure Wednesday, February 21