Four young chiquitas in Omaha waitin' for the band to return from the show. "We're an American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
UMBC Retrievers
62 – 87
FINAL Conference
Maine Black Bears
America East Conference · Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena · January 18, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UMBC -2.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money UMBC -140 / ME +120
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMBC win
Actual ME +25 149 Lost
Massey UMBC -1.3 (-26.3) — —
Massey Totals — 154.1 (-5.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ME -0.4 (-24.6) 147.6 (+1.4) 44% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ME -1.0 (-24.0) 146.3 (+2.7) 36% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ME -0.2 (-24.8) 146.3 (+2.7) 50% ✓
Baseline ML ME -0.0 (-25.0) 146.3 (+2.7) 47% ✓

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 12, 2026 UMBC 78 – 62 ME
Jan 8, 2026 UMBC 69 – 62 ME
Feb 8, 2025 ME 73 – 50 UMBC
Feb 22, 2024 ME 62 – 56 UMBC
Jan 19, 2024 UMBC 70 – 65 ME

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMBC ME
Overall 13-19 20-14
Conference 5-11 10-6
Home 8-9 10-3
Away 5-10 8-11
Neutral 0-0 2-0
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 69.0
Avg Pts Against 80.6 67.2
Massey -5.5 (#259) -3.0 (#218)
Bradley-Terry -1.53 (#306) -0.50 (#217)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.71 (#292) -0.59 (#209)
RPI 0.421 (#311) 0.477 (#213)
Shooting & Four Factors UMBC ME
FG% 47.2% 45.2%
3PT% 38.0% 34.5%
REB / G 30.8 28.4
OREB / G 7.0 7.3
AST / TO 1.34 1.23
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.3% 50.9%
TOV% 15.3% 16.8%
ORB% 20.6% 22.8%
FT Rate 22.8% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 51.1%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 22.5%
DRB% 66.7% 66.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.4% 24.1%

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