UMBC (9-8) vs New Hampshire (3-15)
Game Info: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 6:00 pm (Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena)
The Line: Betting Odds: UMBC -13.5 — Over/Under: 152
The New Hampshire Wildcats and the UMBC Retrievers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the McCamish Pavilion. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Hampshire vs. UMBC prediction.
New Hampshire Recap
The New Hampshire Wildcats come into this game looking to build on their 79-72 win over Binghamton last time out to improve to 3-15 on the year. After this game, New Hampshire will head on the road to take on NJIT.
Wildcats Looking To Heat Up
Anthony McComb III leads the Wildcats in scoring with 14.8 PPG and 3.6 RPG while Sami Pissis has 13.8 PPG with 3.7 RPG and shares the team lead in assists with 2.7 APG this season. Giancarlo Bastianoni has added 12 PPG with 7.7 RPG in 3 games played so far this season to cap off the scoring in double figures for New Hampshire up to this point in the year. Trey Woodyard added 6.3 PPG with 3.7 RPG in 6 games played and Rex Sunderland added 6 PPG with 3.2 RPG and 2.9 APG in 10 games played. As a team, New Hampshire is averaging 65.3 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three-point range, and 66.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the New Hampshire Wildcats will win
- UMBC has lost five of its last six home games against the America East Conference.
UMBC Recap
The UMBC Retrievers come into this game looking to build on their 87-64 win over NJIT last time out to improve to 9-8 on the year. After this game, UMBC will welcome Maine to town.
Retrievers Looking For Consistency
Bryce Johnson leads the Retrievers in scoring with 16.9 PPG 3.5 RPG and 2.8 APG while Marcus Banks Jr. has 14.4 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.1 APG. Josh Odunowo has 11.2 PPG with a team-high 5.3 RPG to lead the Retrievers on the glass while rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for UMBC so far this season. Ace Valentine also has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 3.9 APG as well this season for UMBC. As a team, UMBC is averaging 83.4 PPG on 48.7% shooting from the field, 38.7% from three, and 70.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the UMBC Retrievers will win
- New Hampshire has lost each of its last six games following a home win.
- UMBC has won seven of its last eight home games against New Hampshire.
Total Points Facts
- Each of New Hampshire’s last six games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 151 or fewer points.
- Fourteen of the last 16 games between New Hampshire and UMBC have produced a total of 149 or fewer points.
New Hampshire vs. UMBC Prediction
I’m on UMBC here. New Hampshire got a nice win at home, but realistically, it’s just their third win of the year and I’m not all that excited to back this team on the road after one win. This is a huge line for UMBC, but the thing is that the Retrievers have played a ton of games on the road as of late, and when we’ve seen UMBC on their home floor, they’re usually demolishing the opposition. I think that UMBC gets the job done here and wins this game convincingly so I’ll lay the points with the Retrievers here.