UMBC Retrievers vs Vermont Catamounts Prediction, 3/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMBC Retrievers vs Vermont Catamounts

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, VT

TV: ESPN2

Patrick Gymnasium is where the Vermont Catamounts (27-5) will take on the UMBC Retrievers (18-13) on Saturday.

The UMBC Retrievers stepped onto the hardwood against Hartford and took home the win by a score of 80-60 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Retrievers ended up finishing with 7 and Hartford had 12 personal fouls. They buried 5 of 26 attempts from three-point range. Hartford finished the contest at 77.8% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of 9 attempts. Furthermore, Hartford snagged 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Hartford distributed 9 dimes and had 1 steal in this contest. With respect to defense, UMBC allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the floor on 24 of 64 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes for the game while creating 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 34 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Retrievers made 11 of 18 attempts for a rate of 61.1%. UMBC ended the game having earned a 55.8% FG percentage (29 out of 52) and converted 11 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Szymon Wojcik is a guy who played a role in this matchup. He finished 77.8% from the floor and distributed 3 dimes. He played for 23 mins played and snagged 9 boards. He scored 19 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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UMBC comes into this contest with a mark of 18-13 for the season. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a group they commit 13.5 fouls per game. As a team, UMBC is collecting 32.9 rebounds per contest and has earned 391 assists on the season, which ranks 209th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Retrievers are shooting 38.0% from downtown (289 of 760) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.7 points per outing (83rd in college hoops) while going 44.9% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Retrievers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 254th in college basketball in opponents points per game (71.8). The Retrievers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (865 of 1,910) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a unit. They rank 186th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 395 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Vermont Catamounts walked away with a victory by a final of 74-42 against Binghamton. The Catamounts pulled down 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game. They also coughed it up 4 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. Binghamton was called for 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Catamounts to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to convert 12 of those for a clip of 66.7%. With respect to 3-point shots, Vermont made 10 out of their 24 tries (41.7%). In all, the Catamounts walked away from this one shooting 26 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. The Catamounts permitted Binghamton to convert 16 out of their 44 tries from the floor which left them shooting 36.4% in this game. They finished the game shooting 30.8% from 3-point land by going 4 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 11 from the charity stripe (54.5%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Vermont permitted Binghamton to get 26 in total (3 on the offensive glass).

Ryan Davis was important for the Catamounts for the game. He tallied 19 points in his 22 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for the game. He made 8 of 12 in the game for a rate of 66.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Vermont has a record of 27-5 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Catamounts are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which is 7th in Division 1. Vermont has scored 2,391 points for the season (74.7 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per game (47th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. The Catamounts commit 13.8 fouls every game and they connect on 75.0% from the free throw line.

The Catamounts are ranked 12th in D-1 in points given up per game with 60.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (81st in D-1). The Vermont defense surrenders 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (229 of 662) and opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 9.9 dimes and 28.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 14th and 2nd in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UMBC

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