The Maine Black Bears (11-8, 3-1 America East) will attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they hit the road to take on the UMBC Retrievers (9-9, 1-2 America East) on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena as just 2.5-point underdogs. The matchup airs at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The over/under is set at 151 for the matchup.
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Who Will Win UMBC vs. Maine?
UMBC and Maine Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
When it has played as at least 2.5-point favorites this season, UMBC is 3-3 against the spread.
Maine is 5-3 against the spread when an underdog by 2.5 points or more this year.
The two teams average a combined 3.6 more points per game, 154.6, than this game’s total of 151 points.
UMBC and Maine have seen their opponents average a combined 8.6 fewer points per game than the point total of 151 set for this game.
UMBC’s average point total in outings this season is 159.0, 8.0 points higher than the over/under in this game.
The average total for Black Bears games this year is 12.9 fewer points than the point total of 151 in this outing.
The Retrievers are 8-7-0 ATS this season.
The Black Bears have a 10-6-0 record against the spread this season.
UMBC Stats & Insights
UMBC outscores opponents by 6.8 points per game (scoring 82.9 per game to rank 27th in college basketball while allowing 76.1 per contest to rank 294th in college basketball) and has a +124 scoring differential overall.
UMBC loses the rebound battle by 3.9 boards on average. It collects 31.9 rebounds per game, which ranks 226th in college basketball, while its opponents grab 35.8 per outing.
The Retrievers make 9.2 three-pointers per game (61st in college basketball) while shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc (18th in college basketball). They are making 2.4 more threes per contest than their opponents, who drain 6.8 per game while shooting 32.5%.
UMBC’s 101.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 71st in college basketball, and the 92.8 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 213th in college basketball.
The Retrievers score 87.3 points per game at home, compared to 77.5 points per game in away games, a difference of 9.8 points per contest.
Maine Stats & Insights
Maine is outscoring opponents by 5.4 points per game, with a +103 scoring differential overall. It puts up 71.7 points per game (261st in college basketball) and gives up 66.3 per contest (52nd in college basketball).
Maine pulls down 28.2 rebounds per game (346th in college basketball) while conceding 32.5 per outing to opponents. It is outrebounded by 4.3 boards per game.
Maine makes 6.4 three-pointers per game (311th in college basketball) at a 34.4% rate (148th in college basketball), compared to the 6.7 its opponents make, shooting 33.3% from beyond the arc.
Maine ranks 198th in college basketball averaging 95.2 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 100th, allowing 88.0 points per 100 possessions.
The Black Bears are putting up more points at home (84.3 per game) than away (65.2).
UMBC Key Players to Watch
The Retrievers scoring leader is Bryce Johnson, who averages 17.8 per contest to go with 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists.
Josh Odunowo leads UMBC in rebounding, averaging 5.2 per game, while Anthony Valentine leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.7 in each contest.
The Retrievers get the most three-point shooting production out of Marcus Banks, who makes 2.9 threes per game.
Odunowo is UMBC’s leader in steals, averaging 1.2 steals per game, while Johnson leads them in blocks with 0.6 per contest.
Maine Key Players to Watch
AJ Lopez sits at the top of the Black Bears scoring leaderboard with 14.7 points per game. Lopez also pulls down 2.7 rebounds and racks up 1.4 assists per game.
The Maine leaders in rebounding and assists are Quion Burns with 6.0 rebounds per game (also adding 11.2 points and 1.1 assists per game) and Kellen Tynes with 5.1 assists per game (also tacking on 12.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game).
Christopher Mantis is the top shooter from deep for the Black Bears, hitting 2.0 threes per game.
Maine’s leader in steals is Tynes with 3.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Killian Gribben with 0.8 per game.
UMBC vs. Maine Prediction
UMBC 75, Maine 72
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