Venue & Kickoff
Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, Massachusetts
Kickoff: 4:30 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPNU
Weather
Forecast: ~49°F, humidity ~66%, winds ~6 mph, 12% chance of precipitation
Conditions favor a run-heavy approach, with limited passing explosiveness.
Injury Report
Bowling Green:
Drew Pyne (QB, ankle) – Questionable
Lucian Anderson III (QB, undisclosed) – Questionable
Baron May (QB, undisclosed) – Questionable
Arlis Boardingham (TE), Coleman Teasdale (LB), Austin Clay (WR) – Out long-term
UMass:
Reece Adkins (TE), Kenyon Massey (WR), Da’Marion Alberic (RB) – Questionable
T.Y. Harding (WR) – Out for season
Team Recent Form
Bowling Green Falcons:
Lost last 5 games (most recent: 19-16 vs Akron)
Averaging 18.3 PPG, allowing 25.2 PPG
Offense: 144.4 rush yds/game, 153.4 pass yds/game
UMass Minutemen:
Winless season, last game: 42-14 loss vs Ohio
Averaging 10.8 PPG, allowing 38.0 PPG
Offense: 83.6 rush yds/game, 159.8 pass yds/game
Player Matchups
QB Battle:
BG: Drew Pyne (882 yds, 4 TD, 5 INT)
UMass: AJ Hairston (957 yds, 4 TD, 4 INT)
RBs:
BG: Austyn Dendy (378 yds, 3 TD, 4.4 YPC)
UMass: Brandon Hood (359 yds, 2 TD, 3.9 YPC)
WR/TEs:
BG: Jyrin Johnson (35 rec, 446 yds, 2 TD)
UMass: Jacquon Gibson (53 rec, 478 yds)
Series History
Bowling Green leads all-time 4-0 vs UMass (2012–2015)
Last meeting: BG won 62-38 in 2015
Betting Trends
BG: 4-7 ATS overall, 0-1 ATS as 14.5+ favorite
UMass: 3-8 ATS overall, 3-2 ATS as 14.5+ underdog
Totals: BG overs in 4 of 11 games; UMass overs in 8 of 11
Game Odds
Bowling Green Falcons – 14.5
Massachusetts Minutemen 44.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Monday, November 24, 2025
