UMass vs. Western Michigan prediction: Why Massachusetts is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/13/2026]

Western Michigan and UMass are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at University Arena on Tuesday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Massachusetts as the most likely winner of the UMass vs. Western Michigan game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

UMass vs. Western Michigan prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Tuesday's NCAA basketball game between UMass and Western Michigan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Massachusetts a 57% chance of defeating Western Michigan. Our predicted final score has Massachusetts winning 79-77.

According to our model, Western Michigan (+2.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 162.5 points has a 55% chance of staying under.

UMass vs. Western Michigan 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.

UMass vs. Western Michigan 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: