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UAlbany Great Danes
102 – 114
FINAL Conference
UMBC Retrievers
America East Conference · Broadview Center · February 4, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread UALB -5.5 Away covered
O/U 170.5 Over
Money UALB -225 / UMBC +230
Model Predictions
Spread Total UALB win
Actual UMBC +12 216 Lost
Massey UALB -9.0 (-21.0) — —
Massey Totals — 174.1 (+41.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 94% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 95% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UALB -7.1 (-19.1) 166.5 (+49.5) 75% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UALB -6.4 (-18.4) 168.3 (+47.7) 68% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UALB -7.6 (-19.6) 165.5 (+50.5) 78% ✗
Baseline ML UALB -6.5 (-18.5) 166.3 (+49.7) 75% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 21, 2026 UMBC 66 – 62 UALB
Feb 1, 2026 UMBC 68 – 65 UALB
Feb 27, 2025 UALB 78 – 74 UMBC
Jan 23, 2025 UMBC 92 – 87 UALB
Feb 17, 2024 UMBC 80 – 75 UALB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UALB UMBC
Overall 13-19 11-21
Conference 5-11 6-10
Home 7-5 6-9
Away 4-13 5-12
Neutral 2-1 0-0
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak L3 L2
Avg Pts For 78.0 78.5
Avg Pts Against 79.4 81.2
Massey -3.7 (#234) -9.2 (#313)
Bradley-Terry -0.39 (#213) -2.57 (#349)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.63 (#230) -2.99 (#342)
RPI 0.493 (#186) 0.369 (#356)
Shooting & Four Factors UALB UMBC
FG% 43.8% 45.8%
3PT% 31.5% 36.1%
REB / G 36.8 36.5
OREB / G 11.9 9.8
AST / TO 0.90 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.4% 52.4%
TOV% 19.2% 18.7%
ORB% 32.2% 26.2%
FT Rate 23.9% 15.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.7% 51.6%
Opp TOV% 17.2% 14.7%
DRB% 70.7% 68.9%
Opp FT Rate 27.0% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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