But life on the road has been extremely difficult for UMass, as proven by the scores of its defeats: 55-10, 42-10, 62-17, 59-3, 53-3, 51-7, 45-0, 51-10, 41-0, 45-6, 63-7, 69-21, 44-0, 52-17, 66-27, 48-21, 63-24, 55-21.
And all of that occurred within the past five years.
The Aggies went 7-2 ATS in their final nine games.
They are 8-2 as home favorites over the past four seasons. And this is the catapult to a season schedule that is rated No. 132 by Phil Steele in his comprehensive annual, the lone easier slate being Liberty’s.
UMass finds itself overmatched in yet another highway game. The independent program is 0-23 away from home over the past four years, and 6-60 since 2012. It is 7-20-1 ATS on the road since 2018.