Hampton vs UMBC Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/19/24

The Hampton Pirates and the UMBC Retrievers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Hampton vs. UMBC prediction.

Hampton Recap

The Hampton Pirates come into this game looking to snap a three-game losing skid after a 67-58 loss to Norfolk State last time out. After this game, Hampton will head out for a matchup against Boise State, North Carolina A&T, and Loyola Marymount.

Pirates Looking For Bounce Back

Noah Farrakhan has a team-high 11.5 PPG with 2 APG to lead the Pirates in scoring and assists while George Beale Jr. has 11.5 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Hampton up to this point in the year. Trevor Smith also has 9 PPG while Kyrese Mullen has a team-high 9.2 RPG to lead Hampton on the glass this season. As a team, Hampton is averaging 68.3 PPG on 34.8% shooting from the field, 29.6% from three, and 79.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Hampton Pirates will win

• UMBC has lost seven of its last eight games following a home loss.

UMBC Recap

The UMBC Retrievers come into this one looking to bounce back from a 69-61 loss to Saint Peter’s in their last game. After this one, UMBC will welcome Boston University to town.

Retrievers Looking To Fetch Bounce Back Win

Bryce Johnson leads the Retrievers in scoring with 15.6 PPG and 3.8 RPG while Marcus Banks Jr. has 12.4 PPG with 5.6 RPG and 3.2 APG to lead the Retrievers on the glass and Louie Jordan has 11.2 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UMBC up to this point in the year. Marlon Short has 9 PPG with 5 RPG and Ace Valentine has contributed a team-high 3.8 APG as well on the year. As a team, UMBC is averaging 84.4 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 38.9% from three, and 60.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the UMBC Retrievers will win

• Hampton has lost each of its last eight games following a home loss.
• The home team has won five of UMBC’s last six games.

Hampton vs. UMBC Prediction

I’m on UMBC here. I get why one could look at Hampton in this spot, but Hampton’s had huge scoring issues so far this season. Granted it’s been tougher than what they see here in UMBC, but the Pirates are still a solid team that can easily fail to hit 60 like it’s going out of style. The Retrievers for my money are the better team and at home should be able to cover this number so give me UMBC.