A pair of streaking teams meet when the Vermont Catamounts (7-0) visit the UMBC Retrievers (12-3) on Thursday, February 18 at 7:00 PM ET. The Catamounts are favorites and put their seven-game win streak on the line against the Retrievers, who have won three straight. The matchup has an over/under of .
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 18, 2021, 1:15 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Vermont Betting Information
- The Catamounts have played to a 4-3 record against the spread this season.
- The Catamounts are 4-3 against the spread in 2020-21 when they are at least a 4-point favorite.
- 4 of 7 Vermont games this season (57.1%) resulted in a total more than the contest’s over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Vermont Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Davis | 10 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Stef Smith | 11 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Ben Shungu | 12 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Tomas Murphy | 8 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Justin Mazzulla | 12 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
UMBC Betting Information
- The Retrievers have outperformed the spread so far this season with a record ATS of 9-3.
- For the fifth time this season, the Retrievers are at least a 4-point underdog, where they have a record of 2-2 against the spread.
- UMBC and its opponents have typically been held under this season, only hitting the over in 25% (3) of their 12 games played.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
UMBC Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Horvath | 16 | 14.3 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| R.J. Eytle-Rock | 17 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Darnell Rogers | 17 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| L.J. Owens | 16 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Keondre Kennedy | 17 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Total Facts
- In Vermont’s matchups this season, the Catamounts and their opponents have exceeded Thursday’s over/under of 134.5 points four times (57.1% of opportunities).
- Five UMBC games this year (33.3% of its matchups) finished with a final total greater than Thursday’s point total of 134.5 points.
- The Catamounts average 76.3 points per game against the Retrievers’ 68.9, totaling 10.7 points over the game’s total of 134.5.
- The 119.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 15.3 fewer than the 134.5 total in this contest.
- On average, the over/under in Catamounts games is 1.8 points fewer than the over/under of 134.5 points in this contest.
- A difference of 2.8 points separates this contest’s over/under (134.5 points) and the average total points bet in Retrievers games (131.7 points) this season.
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/10/2020 | Vermont | Vermont | -16 | 129 | -2248 | +1012 | Conference Tournament | 81-74 VERMNT |
| 2/22/2020 | N/A | Vermont | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 66-64 UMBC |
| 1/11/2020 | N/A | UMBC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 74-50 VERMNT |
| 2/21/2019 | N/A | UMBC | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 65-56 UMBC |
| 1/23/2019 | N/A | Vermont | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 74-61 UMBC |
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