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UMBC Retrievers
66 62
FINAL Conference
UAlbany Great Danes
America East Conference · Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena · February 21, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UMBC -7.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UMBC -290 / UALB +235
Model Predictions
Spread Total UMBC win
Actual UMBC +4 128 Won
Massey UMBC -9.2 (-5.2)
Massey Totals 142.6 (-14.6)
Bradley-Terry 86%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML UMBC -6.7 (-2.7) 139.4 (-11.4) 76%
Baseline Tuned ML UMBC -9.0 (-5.0) 138.7 (-10.7) 80%
Baseline ML UMBC -7.9 (-3.9) 139.4 (-11.4) 78%
Baseline Plus ML UMBC -8.5 (-4.5) 140.3 (-12.3) 80%

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 1, 2026 UMBC 6865 UALB
Feb 27, 2025 UALB 7874 UMBC
Jan 23, 2025 UMBC 9287 UALB
Feb 17, 2024 UMBC 8075 UALB
Feb 4, 2024 UMBC 114102 UALB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UMBC UALB
Overall 24-9 11-21
Conference 14-2 7-9
Home 15-2 6-5
Away 9-6 4-13
Neutral 0-1 0-3
Last 5 5-0 3-2
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 75.7 68.7
Avg Pts Against 68.5 74.5
Massey -4.4 (#233) -10.6 (#316)
Bradley-Terry -0.74 (#235) -2.03 (#333)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.98 (#239) -2.33 (#322)
RPI 0.479 (#225) 0.435 (#306)
Shooting & Four Factors UMBC UALB
FG% 46.1% 44.5%
3PT% 34.8% 32.1%
REB / G 34.2 32.6
OREB / G 7.7 11.0
AST / TO 1.26 1.07
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.9% 50.5%
TOV% 14.4% 18.1%
ORB% 23.5% 32.2%
FT Rate 25.5% 18.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 53.5%
Opp TOV% 14.9% 16.0%
DRB% 74.5% 66.9%
Opp FT Rate 17.8% 27.0%

Game Analysis

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