I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
UMBC Retrievers
75 – 62
FINAL Conference
Vermont Catamounts
America East Conference · Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena · February 19, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UVM -1.5 Home covered
O/U 142.5 Under
Money UMBC +105 / UVM -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMBC win
Actual UMBC +13 137 Won
Massey UMBC -1.5 (+11.5) — —
Massey Totals — 145.4 (-8.4) —
Bradley-Terry — — 58% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 54% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UMBC -0.9 (+12.1) 139.3 (-2.3) 55% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UVM -0.5 (+13.5) 139.0 (-2.0) 45% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UMBC -1.0 (+12.0) 140.7 (-3.7) 58% ✓
Baseline ML UMBC -1.0 (+12.0) 141.3 (-4.3) 52% ✓

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 14, 2026 UMBC 74 – 59 UVM
Jan 30, 2026 UVM 64 – 55 UMBC
Mar 1, 2025 UVM 79 – 69 UMBC
Jan 25, 2025 UMBC 80 – 63 UVM
Feb 10, 2024 UVM 72 – 70 UMBC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMBC UVM
Overall 24-9 22-12
Conference 14-2 12-4
Home 15-2 13-3
Away 9-6 8-7
Neutral 0-1 1-2
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 75.7 72.1
Avg Pts Against 68.5 68.8
Massey -4.8 (#238) -3.4 (#220)
Bradley-Terry -0.85 (#245) -0.66 (#232)
W. Bradley-Terry -1.15 (#250) -0.71 (#221)
RPI 0.473 (#234) 0.494 (#195)
Shooting & Four Factors UMBC UVM
FG% 46.5% 46.3%
3PT% 34.4% 34.1%
REB / G 33.7 34.5
OREB / G 7.5 8.6
AST / TO 1.27 1.33
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 53.9%
TOV% 14.5% 14.6%
ORB% 23.4% 26.7%
FT Rate 25.1% 23.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 51.3%
Opp TOV% 15.1% 14.5%
DRB% 74.0% 77.6%
Opp FT Rate 18.0% 26.9%

Game Analysis

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