Ohio Bobcats vs UMass Minutemen Prediction, 3/3/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs UMass Minutemen

Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Location: Mullins Center in Amherst, MA

TV: ESPN+

The UMass Minutemen (15-14) are hosting the Ohio Bobcats (15-13) at Mullins Center on Tuesday.

The Ohio Bobcats stepped onto the hardwood against Toledo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-67 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bobcats walked away with 14 and Toledo finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 17 shots from distance. Toledo finished the game shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 14 attempts. In addition, Toledo grabbed 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Toledo earned 9 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Ohio allowed 46.3% from the floor on 31 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in the game while forcing 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Bobcats converted 6 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Ohio ended the contest with a 39.7% field goal percentage (27 out of 68) and converted 7 of their 22 three-point attempts.

Javan Simmons is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He went 45.0% from the field and distributed 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes played and totaled 12 boards. He ended up scoring 20 points on 9 out of 20 shooting.

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Ohio steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 15-13 for the campaign. They average 77.1 pts per contest (150th in college) while going 46.6% from the field. The Bobcats are hitting 30.9% on three-point attempts (193 of 624) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Ohio is pulling down 33.6 boards per game and has accounted for 380 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 242nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.2 times per game and as a team they commit 17.5 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Bobcats are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.4% on 3-point shots while they are 252nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.6). The Bobcats are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (755 of 1,653) and they concede 35.6 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 131st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 371 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the court, the UMass Minutemen took a loss by a score of 81-62 when they played Bowling Green. The Minutemen were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Bowling Green was called for 13 fouls in the game which got the Minutemen to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, UMass converted 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). When the game finished, the Minutemen shot 24 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Minutemen permitted Bowling Green to bury 27 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.2% in the matchup. They finished 39.1% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 23 and finished the contest at 18 out of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). When it comes to rebounding, UMass permitted Bowling Green to get 37 overall (9 offensive).

Leonardo Bettiol was important for the Minutemen for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 12 for the contest for a rate of 75.0%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes in the game.

UMass has a record of 15-14 for the year. As an offense, the Minutemen are shooting 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 82nd in the country. UMass has 2,338 pts for the year (80.6 per contest) and they pull in 37.7 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.5 times per game (21st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.2 times per contest. The Minutemen are responsible for committing 21.1 personal fouls per game and they connect on 67.0% from the free throw line.

The UMass defense surrenders 32.5% from downtown (228 of 702) and their opposition knocks down 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 14.7 assists and 32.2 total boards per game, which has them ranked 279th and 56th in those categories. The Minutemen are ranked 272nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 77.2. They are forcing 12.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the floor (222nd in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio

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