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Ohio vs UMass Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 06 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 23:00
Final 86-83
48-41 38-42
Position#241
Record8-7
FormWLWWW
Points / game76.7
Allowed / game75.1
Ohio 🏆
USA
vs
Position#189
Record9-6
FormWLWLL
Points / game80.5
Allowed / game73.3
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Ohio v UMass
09 Jan 2027
OHIO v UMAS
upcoming
06 Jan 2026
OHIO86
UMAS83
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Ohio winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
UMass winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

OhioUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
George Mason
#47
L
69-92
69
92
-23
H24/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#234
L
58-70
58
70
-12
H25/11
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#355
W
79-57
79
57
+22
H04/12
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
88-81
88
81
+7
H06/12
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#207
W
88-83 OT
88
83
+5
H13/12
NCAA
Ohio Wesleyan
#571
W
89-56
89
56
+33
H17/12
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
L
58-68
58
68
-10
H20/12
NCAA
Miami-Hamilton
#570
W
102-59
102
59
+43
H22/12
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
W
80-64
80
64
+16
A30/12
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
68-67
68
67
+1
A03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
33-52
36-40
32-31
26-39
38-23
41-34
40-34
48-47
34-32
36-38
43-31
46-25
29-42
29-26
52-34
50-25
31-29
49-35
15-32
53-35
147.6Avg total
77.9Scored
69.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)76.775.1151.7+1.653%
Season at home (11)78.372.6150.9+5.655%
Season away (4)72.281.8154.0-9.550%
Last 10 (10)77.969.7147.6+8.270%
Last 5 (5)79.462.8142.2+16.680%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)72.679.9152.4-7.333%
vs Similar ◀ (11)74.573.7148.3+0.864%
vs Weaker (9)83.479.2162.7+4.233%
This opponent (UMass) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UMassUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisc. Green Bay
#171
L
75-79
75
79
-4
H22/11
NCAA
Oregon State
#195
W
73-65
73
65
+8
A24/11
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
78-71
78
71
+7
H04/12
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#247
W
80-60
80
60
+20
H06/12
NCAA
Boston College
#308
W
76-74
76
74
+2
A11/12
NCAA
Florida State
#167
W
103-95
103
95
+8
A13/12
NCAA
Kent State
#52
L
59-69
59
69
-10
H20/12
NCAA
Massachusetts-Boston
#631
W
91-40
91
40
+51
H22/12
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
L
74-80
74
80
-6
A31/12
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
L
100-101 OT
100
101
-1
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
25-33
50-46
34-31
39-34
36-21
42-50
42-32
38-28
35-33
41-41
43-47
60-48
24-35
35-34
41-21
50-19
41-38
33-42
34-34
52-52
154.3Avg total
80.9Scored
73.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (15)80.573.3153.8+7.160%
Season at home (10)81.671.7153.3+9.960%
Season away (5)78.276.6154.8+1.660%
Last 10 (10)80.973.4154.3+7.560%
Last 5 (5)85.477.0162.4+8.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)70.378.5148.8-8.220%
vs Similar ◀ (15)79.674.7154.3+4.960%
vs Weaker (4)75.869.8145.5+6.075%
This opponent (Ohio) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +0.7+0.71st half: +3.0+3.02nd half2nd half: +7.0+7.02nd half: +4.6+4.6
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +0.7+0.71st half: +3.0+3.02nd half2nd half: +7.0+7.02nd half: +4.6+4.6
OhioUMass
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
OhioLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
George Mason
#47
L
33-52
33
52
-19
H24/11
NCAA
Loyola Marymount
#234
W
32-31
32
31
+1
H25/11
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#355
W
38-23
38
23
+15
H04/12
NCAA
Marshall
#124
W
40-34
40
34
+6
H06/12
NCAA
St. Bonaventure
#207
W
34-32
34
32
+2
H13/12
NCAA
Ohio Wesleyan
#571
W
43-31
43
31
+12
H17/12
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
L
29-42
29
42
-13
H20/12
NCAA
Miami-Hamilton
#570
W
52-34
52
34
+18
H22/12
NCAA
Central Michigan
#323
W
31-29
31
29
+2
A30/12
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
L
15-32
15
32
-17
A03/01
NCAA
68.7Avg total
34.7Scored
34.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.636.672.2-1.040%-
Last 30 at home (19)37.334.171.4+3.258%-
Last 30 away (11)32.640.973.5-8.39%-
Last 10 (10)34.734.068.7+0.770%-
Last 5 (5)34.033.667.6+0.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)34.739.874.4-5.133%-
vs Similar ◀ (11)32.133.765.8-1.645%-
vs Weaker (9)38.937.276.1+1.733%-
This opponent (UMass) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
UMassLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisc. Green Bay
#171
L
25-33
25
33
-8
H22/11
NCAA
Oregon State
#195
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A24/11
NCAA
Harvard
#133
W
36-21
36
21
+15
H04/12
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#247
W
42-32
42
32
+10
H06/12
NCAA
Boston College
#308
W
35-33
35
33
+2
A11/12
NCAA
Florida State
#167
L
43-47
43
47
-4
A13/12
NCAA
Kent State
#52
L
24-35
24
35
-11
H20/12
NCAA
Massachusetts-Boston
#631
W
41-21
41
21
+20
H22/12
NCAA
Eastern Michigan
#322
W
41-38
41
38
+3
A31/12
NCAA
Bowling Green
#143
D
34-34
34
34
+0
H03/01
NCAA
68.0Avg total
35.5Scored
32.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.534.468.9+0.150%-
Last 30 at home (18)35.133.768.7+1.444%-
Last 30 away (12)33.735.669.2-1.958%-
Last 10 (10)35.532.568.0+3.060%-
Last 5 (5)36.635.071.6+1.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (10)32.139.071.1-6.920%-
vs Similar ◀ (15)34.732.567.3+2.253%-
vs Weaker (4)38.033.571.5+4.5100%-
This opponent (Ohio) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Ohio wins
0
UMass wins
No previous meetings.
Ohiolast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26AEastern Michigan68-67
30/12/25ACentral Michigan80-64
22/12/25HMiami-Hamilton102-59
20/12/25HBowling Green58-68
17/12/25HOhio Wesleyan89-56
13/12/25HSt. Bonaventure88-83 OT
06/12/25HMarshall88-81
04/12/25HMaine Black Bears79-57
25/11/25HLoyola Marymount58-70
24/11/25HGeorge Mason69-92
UMasslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/26HBowling Green100-101 OT
31/12/25AEastern Michigan74-80
22/12/25HMassachusetts-Boston91-40
20/12/25HKent State59-69
13/12/25AFlorida State103-95
11/12/25ABoston College76-74
06/12/25HUMass Lowell80-60
04/12/25HHarvard78-71
24/11/25AOregon State73-65
22/11/25HWisc. Green Bay75-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Ohio
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWWW53%
HomeWWWLW55%
AwayLLWW50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15114
Win %53%55%50%
Points / game76.778.372.2
Allowed / game75.172.681.8
Point differential+1.6+5.6-9.5
Avg total151.7150.9154.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%27%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (4)100% (1)
Overtime %7%9%0%
UMass
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLL60%
HomeWWLWL60%
AwayLWWWL60%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games15105
Win %60%60%60%
Points / game80.581.678.2
Allowed / game73.371.776.6
Point differential+7.1+9.9+1.6
Avg total153.8153.3154.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%40%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)0% (2)50% (2)
Overtime %7%10%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Mid-American conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Miami (Ohio)15150100%93.772.0+21.7
2 Buffalo1513287%79.970.5+9.3
3 Bowling Green1511473%89.168.7+20.4
4 Akron1410471%95.476.8+18.6
5 Kent State1410471%90.181.2+8.9
6 UMass159660%80.573.3+7.1
7 Toledo148657%82.677.8+4.9
8 Ohio158753%76.775.1+1.6
9 Eastern Michigan157847%71.672.3-0.7
10 Western Michigan146843%75.978.8-2.9
11 Northern Illinois145936%76.178.4-2.3
12 Ball State1441029%68.368.9-0.6
13 Central Michigan1541127%72.178.1-6.0
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Ohio483886
UMass414283
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