UMass has not had much basketball success, except when John Calipari Coached here. UMass is doing ok this season as they will take on Ball St. at home. The Minutemen are 9-7. Ball St. isn't going to bring out the Minutemen's "A" game, more like a weak effort. UMass is coming off three straight losses and has also lost four out of five. UMass has decided they don't need to play defense. In their last three games, all losses, opponents averaged 95.7 ppg. That is a lot of points, especially when we are talking about a double-digit line here. I like Ball St.
This pick was released to clients on January 10, 2026 at 10:42AM ET.
Ball State at Massachusetts
January 10, 2026
1 unit on Ball State +11.5 (-106) (risk 1 to return 1.94)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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