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Maine Black Bears vs. UMass Minutemen
The Maine Black Bears and the UMass Minutemen will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at William D. Mullins Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Minutemen as -13.5-point favorites versus the Black Bears, while the game's total opened at 133.
UMass was a 83-80 loser in their most recent outing at home against Bulldogs. They covered the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Maine was a 81-61 loser in their most recent outing at home against Bobcats.
Maine:
Team record: 3-8 SU,4-6 ATS
UMass:
Team record: 5-6 SU,6-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
UMass is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
UMass is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of UMass's last 5 games
Next up:
Maine at Hawaii Sunday, December 29
UMass at Akron Monday, December 30