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UMKC Kangaroos vs Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: Baxter Arena — Omaha, NE

Article updated Dec 30, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

UMKC is on the road playing Nebraska-Omaha at the Baxter Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. Nebraska-Omaha -2 was the opening favorite and current line is

Game outlook

UMKC is on the road playing Nebraska-Omaha at the Baxter Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 2:00pm EST. Nebraska-Omaha -2 was the opening favorite and current line is Nebraska-Omaha -4.

UMKC Highlights

With a power ranking of 147, UMKC is ranked #326 in offense (scoring an average of 65.33 per game), #139 in defense (allowing an average of 67.20 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-10 (7-6 ATS) this season.

Nebraska-Omaha Highlights

Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks has a power ranking of 346 and are #239 for offense (scoring an average of 69.57 per game), #340 for defense (giving up an average of 67.20 points per game) and 5-9 (9-4 ATS) overall. UMKC went 1-2 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Nebraska-Omaha.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be UMKC 70.25, NEBOM 62.25. The SportsJaw community predicts UMKC Kangaroos to cover (52%) OddsShark predicts UMKC will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Roos 75 to Mavericks 60.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Roos 75 to Mavericks 60.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Kangaroos vs Mavericks archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Kangaroos vs Mavericks matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · UMKC Kangaroos+117 → +145Moved
  • Moneyline · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks-127 → -170Moved
  • Spread · UMKC Kangaroos+2 (-110) → +4 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks-2 (-110) → -4 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over135.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under135.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

UMKC Kangaroos
4-19 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks
16-17 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T03:14:41.519Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-01-29UMKC Kangaroos 68 · Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 69
  • 2022-01-10Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 61 · UMKC Kangaroos 64
Final result

Matchup pick recap

UMKC Kangaroos defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 75-59

UMKC Kangaroos defeated Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 75-59 on December 31, 2022, a 16-point decision in the series. UMKC Kangaroos' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 47-32. Against SportsJaw's recorded UMKC Kangaroos +4 (-110) spread, UMKC Kangaroos covered, while the 134 combined points finished over the recorded total of 132.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +2.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · UMKC Kangaroos +2.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Loss