I'm the all night drug prowling wolf who looks so sick in sun / I'm the white man in the Palais "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash
UMBC Retrievers
74 – 78
FINAL Conference
UAlbany Great Danes
America East Conference · Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena · February 27, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread UALB -2.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Under
Money UMBC +115 / UALB -135
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMBC win
Actual UALB +4 152 Lost
Massey UMBC -2.4 (-6.4) — —
Massey Totals — 162.8 (-10.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 54% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 59% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UMBC -0.7 (-4.7) 157.9 (-5.9) 51% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UALB -0.2 (-3.8) 155.1 (-3.1) 38% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UMBC -1.1 (-5.1) 155.0 (-3.0) 56% ✗
Baseline ML UMBC -1.3 (-5.3) 156.7 (-4.7) 56% ✗

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
Jan 23, 2025 UMBC 92 – 87 UALB
Feb 17, 2024 UMBC 80 – 75 UALB
Feb 4, 2024 UMBC 114 – 102 UALB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMBC UALB
Overall 13-19 17-16
Conference 5-11 8-8
Home 8-9 7-7
Away 5-10 8-8
Neutral 0-0 1-1
Last 5 2-3 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 77.3 73.6
Avg Pts Against 80.6 74.8
Massey -8.1 (#294) -7.3 (#281)
Bradley-Terry -1.46 (#304) -1.05 (#267)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.57 (#284) -1.27 (#264)
RPI 0.446 (#282) 0.451 (#270)
Shooting & Four Factors UMBC UALB
FG% 48.3% 43.4%
3PT% 37.7% 30.1%
REB / G 30.1 32.7
OREB / G 6.4 11.4
AST / TO 1.20 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.6% 48.6%
TOV% 16.5% 15.8%
ORB% 19.6% 31.5%
FT Rate 22.6% 22.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 54.1% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 20.5%
DRB% 66.8% 70.6%
Opp FT Rate 19.4% 26.2%

Game Analysis

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