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UMass Minutemen vs. Harvard Crimson
The UMass Minutemen and the Harvard Crimson will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Lavietes Pavilion.
Oddsmakers opened the Crimson as -9.5-point favorites versus the Minutemen, while the game's total opened at 137.5.
In their last action, Harvard was a 77-62 loser on the road against Trojans. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for UMass, they were a 84-80 loser as they battled Gamecocks at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog.
UMass:
Team record: 5-4 SU,5-4 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
UMass is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
UMass is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
UMass is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Harvard:
Team record: 5-4 SU,3-5 ATS
Harvard is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Harvard is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
Harvard is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UMass
Next up:
UMass home to Yale Wednesday, December 11
Harvard at George Washington Saturday, December 21