Miami (OH) vs. UMass betting: MAC Tournament preview for March 12

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The No. 1 seed Miami (OH) RedHawks (31-0, 18-0 MAC) square off against the No. 8 seed UMass Minutemen (16-15, 7-11 MAC) as 7.5-point favorites in the MAC Tournament Thursday at Rocket Arena, beginning at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN+. Both teams will look to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament bracket. The matchup’s point total is 163.5.

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Miami (OH) Cover -7.5 vs UMass -112

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Miami (OH) vs. UMass betting lines

  • Miami (OH) moneyline odds to win: -311
  • UMass moneyline odds to win: +244
  • Spread: Miami (OH) (-7.5)
  • Total: 163.5

Miami (OH) statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • The RedHawks have been scoring 84.2 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 90.9 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
  • Miami (OH) has been more stingy on defense lately, allowing 74.5 points per game over its past 10 contests compared to the 74.9 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2025-26 season.
  • The RedHawks are trending down from deep during their last 10 outings, making 8.5 threes per game and shooting 35.4% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 10.4 makes and 39.3% from distance in the 2025-26 season.

Miami (OH) betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 19-9-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 10-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 11-6-0 (As Favorite: 15-9-0; As Underdog: 4-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-10-1 (Home: 9-3-1; Away: 7-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 24-0 (Home: 12-0; Away: 11-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-0 (Home: 1-0; Away: 3-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
52.6 (first in nation) 43.3 (115th) 32.7 (133rd) 29.7 (95th) 16.0 (62nd) 10.0 (82nd)

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UMass statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • In their previous 10 games, the Minutemen are averaging 82.0 points per game, 1.5 more than their season average (80.5).
  • UMass is giving up 84.4 points per contest in its last 10 games, which is 6.9 more points than it is allowing for the season (77.5).
  • In their last 10 games, the Minutemen are draining 8.2 three-pointers per contest, 0.4 more than their season average (7.8). They also have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (36.8%) compared to their season average (35.4%).

UMass betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-19-0 (Home: 5-10-0; Away: 3-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 3-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-15-0; As Underdog: 7-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 19-11-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 7-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 11-7 (Home: 10-2; Away: 1-4)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.9 (75th in nation) 44.8 (217th) 33.8 (84th) 28.9 (58th) 17.4 (20th) 12.6 (323rd)
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