Kent State vs. UMass prediction: Why Massachusetts is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/20/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 2:00 PM ET as Kent State locks horns with UMass in men's college basketball action at William D. Mullins Center.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model gives Massachusetts a slight edge with a 53% win probability over Kent State.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's Kent State vs. UMass matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Kent State vs. UMass prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Kent State and UMass 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Massachusetts a 53% chance of defeating Kent State. Our predicted final score has Massachusetts winning 79-78.

According to our model, Kent State (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 168.5 points has a 57% chance of staying under.

Kent State vs. UMass odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Kent State vs. UMass picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: