All my failings exposed, gets a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold "Love Will Tear Us Apart" - Joy Division
Bryant Bulldogs
79 – 74 OT
FINAL Conference
UMBC Retrievers
America East Conference · Chace Athletic Center · January 15, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UMBC -1.5 Home covered
O/U 135.5 Over
Money BRY +105 / UMBC -125
Model Predictions
Spread Total BRY win
Actual BRY +5 153 Won
Massey UMBC -1.0 (+6.0) — —
Massey Totals — 133.3 (+19.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 38% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 35% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML UMBC -3.0 (+8.0) 132.1 (+20.9) 39% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UMBC -1.2 (+6.2) 134.0 (+19.0) 44% ✗
Baseline Plus ML UMBC -2.6 (+7.6) 133.6 (+19.4) 35% ✗
Baseline ML UMBC -2.2 (+7.2) 133.3 (+19.7) 37% ✗

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 26, 2026 UMBC 70 – 58 BRY
Mar 8, 2025 BRY 85 – 74 UMBC
Feb 15, 2025 BRY 81 – 79 UMBC
Jan 31, 2025 BRY 92 – 86 UMBC
Feb 2, 2024 BRY 99 – 95 UMBC

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BRY UMBC
Overall 9-22 24-9
Conference 5-11 14-2
Home 8-5 15-2
Away 1-17 9-6
Neutral 0-0 0-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 63.0 75.7
Avg Pts Against 73.3 68.5
Massey -11.6 (#329) -7.1 (#276)
Bradley-Terry -2.21 (#332) -1.12 (#265)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.86 (#333) -1.57 (#268)
RPI 0.413 (#324) 0.440 (#274)
Shooting & Four Factors BRY UMBC
FG% 37.4% 46.5%
3PT% 27.9% 35.4%
REB / G 32.7 33.6
OREB / G 9.8 8.3
AST / TO 0.81 1.16
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 44.4% 53.4%
TOV% 21.4% 17.1%
ORB% 27.1% 25.4%
FT Rate 18.1% 21.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.2% 52.1%
Opp TOV% 15.3% 14.5%
DRB% 65.8% 72.5%
Opp FT Rate 20.3% 17.6%

Game Analysis

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