We are not monsters, we're moral people / And yet we have the strength to do this. "Nemesis" - Shriekback
UMBC Retrievers
95 – 91
FINAL Conference
NJIT Highlanders
America East Conference · Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena · February 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UMBC -7.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Over
Money UMBC -360 / NJIT +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMBC win
Actual UMBC +4 186 Won
Massey UMBC -9.4 (-5.4) — —
Massey Totals — 149.6 (+36.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 86% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UMBC -8.0 (-4.0) 151.0 (+35.0) 78% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UMBC -7.7 (-3.7) 151.8 (+34.2) 76% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UMBC -8.7 (-4.7) 151.9 (+34.1) 78% ✓
Baseline ML UMBC -7.7 (-3.7) 150.1 (+35.9) 76% ✓

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 3, 2026 UMBC 91 – 52 NJIT
Jan 22, 2026 UMBC 87 – 74 NJIT
Jan 10, 2025 UMBC 87 – 64 NJIT
Mar 1, 2024 UMBC 79 – 60 NJIT
Jan 28, 2024 NJIT 75 – 74 UMBC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMBC NJIT
Overall 13-19 6-25
Conference 5-11 3-13
Home 8-9 4-9
Away 5-10 1-16
Neutral 0-0 1-0
Last 5 1-4 0-5
Streak L3 W1
Avg Pts For 77.3 63.9
Avg Pts Against 80.6 73.9
Massey -8.0 (#291) -14.3 (#352)
Bradley-Terry -1.52 (#309) -2.81 (#354)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.62 (#289) -3.23 (#354)
RPI 0.439 (#296) 0.359 (#360)
Shooting & Four Factors UMBC NJIT
FG% 48.3% 39.0%
3PT% 37.2% 29.7%
REB / G 30.0 34.6
OREB / G 6.5 10.3
AST / TO 1.18 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 44.6%
TOV% 16.7% 18.2%
ORB% 19.9% 27.9%
FT Rate 22.7% 19.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.9% 49.2%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 13.5%
DRB% 66.3% 67.7%
Opp FT Rate 19.3% 26.1%

Game Analysis

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