UMass vs. Ohio odds, prediction: 2026 men's college basketball picks for Jan. 6 from proven model

New MAC foes get the Tuesday college basketball schedule underway when the Ohio Bobcats (8-7) host the UMass Minutemen (9-6). 

Tipoff is at 6 p.m. ET from the Convocation Center. The Bobcats are 3.5-point favorites per the latest UMass vs. Louisville odds, while the over/under for total points is 157.5.

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The model has simulated this matchup 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations!

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