Ohio vs. UMass odds, spread, time: 2026 college basketball picks for Jan. 6 from proven model
SportsLine's model simulated Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Ohio Bobcats 10,000 times and revealed Tuesday college basketball picks
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Ross Kelly
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The UMass Minutemen will try to pick up their first MAC win on Tuesday as they travel to take on the Ohio Bobcats. UMass is in its first season in the MAC and has started conference play 0-3 with an overall record of 9-6. Ohio, meanwhile, is 8-7 overall and 2-1 in MAC play. These teams last met as non-conference foes in 2013, and this is their first matchup as MAC foes after UMass joined the conference before this season.
Tipoff is at 6 p.m. ET from the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. The Bobcats are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Ohio vs. UMass odds, while the over/under is 157.5. Before making any UMass vs. Ohio picks, check out the men's college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and it enters Week 10 on a sizzling 9-1 run on its top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen strong returns.
Now, the model has simulated Ohio vs. UMass 10,000 times and just revealed its men's college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several men's college basketball odds and men's college basketball betting lines for UMass vs. Ohio:
UMass vs. Ohio spread: | Ohio -3.5 |
UMass vs. Ohio over/under: | 157.5 points |
UMass vs. Ohio money line: | Ohio -177, UMass +147 |
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How to make Ohio vs. UMass picks
After simulating Massachusetts vs. Ohio 10,000 times, SportsLine's model is going Under on the total (156.5 points). Both teams rank outside the top 100 in scoring offense, and Ohio, especially has trended to the Under recently. The Bobcats have seen five straight games go Under and four of their total six home games have hit that side of the total. The model is projecting 153 combined points as the Under hits 63% of the time.
The model also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see that pick at SportsLine.
So who wins UMass vs. Ohio, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to back, all from the model that has simulated this matchup 10,000 times, and find out.
