7:03 pm
February 18

Vermont @ UMBC

Who will WIN this matchup?

Vermont Catamounts (9-3)

@ UMBC Retrievers (13-4)

 

Current odds:

Vermont Catamounts: (-185)

UMBC Retrievers: (+155)

 

• The line for this game is Vermont by 4 points.

• Vermont heads to Charm City at 9-3, 9-3 AE, winners of their last seven games. Most recently the Catamounts swept Stony Brook on Saturday and Sunday in Burlington by a combined 12 points. The Catamounts are 6-2 at home and 3-1 on the road this season.

• Center Ryan Davis leads the team in both scoring and rebounding at 18.9 ppg and 6.6 rpg. He is shooting 59.5 percent from the floor in just over 26 minutes per game. Stef Smith and Ben Shungu are the other Catamounts in double figures at 13.6 and 10.0 ppg.

• UMBC men’s basketball comes into the series at 13-4, 9-3 AE on the year in a tie for first place with Vermont. The Retrievers have won their last three including a sweep of Stony Brook two weeks ago. UMBC used strong defensive efforts in both games, holding the Seawolves to 65 and 48 points over the two games.

• Brandon Horvath (West River, Md./Southern) leads the team averaging 14.3 points per game and a team and league-best 8.8 rebounds per game. R.J. Eytle-Rock (London, England) is the only other Retriever in double figures at 13.5 ppg. Starting guards Darnell Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC) and L.J. Owens (Annapolis, Md./Severn School/William & Mary) are just below 10.0 ppg at 9.8 and 8.9 ppg respectively with Rogers leading the team with 42 assists.

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