Bryant vs UMBC Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for America East Tournament

The top-seeded Bryant Bulldogs (20-11, 14-2 America East) are taking on the No. 8 seed UMBC Retrievers (13-18, 5-11 America East) in the America East tournament on Saturday at Chace Athletic Center, at 4 p.m. ET airing on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Bryant vs. UMBC Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Saturday, March 8, 2025
• Game time: 4 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Smithfield, Rhode Island
• Arena: Chace Athletic Center

Bryant vs. UMBC Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Bryant win (93.2%)

Read these betting trends and insights before you wager on Saturday's Bryant-UMBC spread (Bryant -15.5) or over/under (165.5 points).

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Bryant vs. UMBC: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Bryant has put together a 13-16-0 record against the spread this season.
• UMBC has won 11 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 17 times.
• As a 15.5-point favorite or more in 2024-25, Bryant is 2-1 against the spread compared to the 1-2 ATS record UMBC puts up as a 15.5-point underdog.
• The Bulldogs have done a better job covering the spread at home (5-5-0) than they have in road games (7-10-0).
• The Retrievers' winning percentage against the spread at home is .214 (3-11-0). On the road, it is .571 (8-6-0).
• Bryant has 10 wins against the spread in 16 conference games this season.
• Against the spread in America East play, UMBC is 4-12-0 this year.

Bryant vs. UMBC: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Bryant has been the moneyline favorite in 21 games this season and has come away with the win 17 times (81%) in those contests.
• The Bulldogs have played as a favorite of -3030 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• UMBC has won five of the 17 games it was listed as the moneyline underdog this season (29.4%).
• The Retrievers have played as a moneyline underdog of +1120 or longer in only two games this season, which they lost both.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Bryant has a 96.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

Bryant vs. UMBC Head-to-Head Comparison

• Bryant outscores opponents by 7.9 points per game (scoring 82.1 per game to rank 23rd in college basketball while allowing 74.2 per contest to rank 250th in college basketball) and has a +245 scoring differential overall.
• Rafael Pinzon's 18.6 points per game lead Bryant and are 54th in college basketball.
• UMBC's +48 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 1.6 points per game) is a result of putting up 80.2 points per game (43rd in college basketball) while allowing 78.6 per contest (333rd in college basketball).
• UMBC's leading scorer, Bryce Johnson, ranks 139th in the nation, averaging 16.6 points per game.
• The 37.9 rebounds per game the Bulldogs average rank fifth in the country, and are 5.8 more than the 32.1 their opponents grab per contest.
• Earl Timberlake's 8.6 rebounds per game lead the Bulldogs and rank 42nd in college basketball play.
• The Retrievers rank 291st in the nation at 30.1 rebounds per game. That's 5.2 fewer than the 35.3 their opponents average.
• Josh Odunowo averages 5.2 rebounds per game (540th in college basketball) to lead the Retrievers.
• Bryant's 97.5 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 131st in college basketball, and the 88.1 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 54th in college basketball.
• The Retrievers' 99.8 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 83rd in college basketball, and the 97.9 points they concede per 100 possessions rank 303rd in college basketball.

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