The Massachusetts Minutemen (3-0) and Clemson Tigers (3-0) will face off at MGM Grand for this game. The game starts at 9:30 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 23.
The Minutemen come into this game on a high note after blowing out Central Arkansas 89-62 on Thursday. Jabarie Hinds was the game’s leading scorer with 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting. The Tigers, meanwhile, are coming off a 76-56 win over Texas Southern on Thursday. Jaron Blossomgame led the team in scoring with 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting.
Clemson takes on Massachusetts as a seven-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 134 points. couldn’t have started any better for the Minutemen so far, going 3-0 Straight Up (SU) and 1-0 Against The Spread (ATS). Teams really have to fight for three-pointers against the Minutemen, who have allowed only 4.0 three-pointers to opponents per game.
Over on the other bench, the Tigers have also come out of the gate playing well with records of 3-0 SU and 1-0 ATS. The Tigers are one of the top teams in the country at finding the open man with an average of 18.7 assists per game. Shifting to the other side of the court, the Tigers allow just 47.0 points per game, ranking them first in the nation. Clemson’s three-point defense is one of the top in the country, with opponents shooting only .243 from the three. The Tigers have established a reputation of cleaning up the defensive glass with 31.7 defensive rebounds per game, making them one of the top teams in the nation. Taking care of the basketball is something the Tigers do very well, averaging just 9.0 turnovers per game.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Minutemen were winners, bumping their SU record to 1-0 over Clemson. Furthermore, Massachusetts leads the matchup ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – Clem, ATS Winner – Clem, O/U – Under
Notes
In its last game, Clemson won by a margin of 20 points. Massachusetts is 1-0 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Clemson has a 3-0 record in blowouts.
Ranked 25th, the Clemson Tigers have an offensive rating of 123.0. The Massachusetts Minutemen rank 117th with a defensive rating of just 95.6.
The Massachusetts Minutemen and the Clemson Tigers both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Massachusetts is 80th and 62nd in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Clemson is 66th and 43rd in these categories.
Clemson ranks 35th in assists, recording 18.7 per game. Massachusetts performs worse at 133rd with 14.7 assists per game.
The Clemson Tigers average 7.7 blocks per game, the fourth-ranked team in the country. The Massachusetts Minutemen rank a lowly 179th in blocking with just 3.3 per game.
Massachusetts ranks 261st in offensive rebounds, while Clemson ranks 34th in defensive rebounds.
Opponents have had an average turnover percentage of 19.1% when playing Massachusetts this season. Clemson is undefeated (1-0) when its TO% is 19.1% or higher.
