Loyola-Maryland vs UMBC 12/13/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UMBC Retrievers and the Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds meet in college basketball action from the Reitz Arena on Tuesday night.

The UMBC Retrievers will look to build on their four-game win streak after a 75-63 win over Morgan State last time out. Colton Lawrence leads UMBC in scoring with 15.4 PPG and 2.3 APG while Matteo Picarelli has 12.6 PPG and Jacob Boonyasith has 12 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Retrievers in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for UMBC so far this season. Tre’Von Fagan has a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead UMBC on the glass this season. As a team, UMBC is averaging 78.1 PPG on 44.2% shooting from the field, 37.9% from three and 77% from the foul line this season.

The Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds will try to snap a three-game skid after a 51-34 loss to Mount St. Mary’s last time out. Jaylin Andrews leads the Greyhounds in scoring with 11.1 PPG along with 4.3 RPG and 2 APG while Kenneth Jones has 11 PPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Greyhounds in assists as the only other player to score in double figures for Loyola-Maryland this season. Golden Dike also has a team-high 4.7 RPG for the Greyhounds this season. As a team, Loyola-Maryland is averaging 63.7 PPG on 42.7% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three and 62.6% from the foul line this season.

UMBC is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Loyola-Maryland is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 6-1 in their last 7 home games.

I get that a home dog is tempting most nights, but to be honest I have no idea what the Greyhounds are doing most nights. This team just struggles to score and then they end up as underdogs and get blown out. UMBC is far from a world-beater, but they’ve won four straight and have a pair of decent road wins in that span so give me the Retrievers laying the points here.