UMBC vs William & Mary 12/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The William & Mary Tribe and UMBC Retrievers meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. The William & Mary Tribe look for their fifth win. The UMBC Retrievers look for their ninth win.

The William & Mary Tribe are averaging 68.6 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Anders Nelson is averaging 10.9 points and 2.1 rebounds, while Ben Wight is averaging 10.8 points and 0.5 assists. Gabe Dorsey is dishing 0.7 assists and Noah Collier is grabbing 7.6 rebounds. The William & Mary Tribe are shooting 38.3 percent from beyond the arc and 65.5 percent from the free throw line. The William & Mary Tribe are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.

The UMBC Retrievers are averaging 77.6 points on 44.3 percent shooting and allowing 73.7 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Colton Lawrence is averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Matteo Picarelli is averaging 12.1 points and 0.9 rebounds. Jacob Boonyasith is the third double-digit scorer and Dion Brown is grabbing 3 rebounds. The UMBC Retrievers are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line. The UMBC Retrievers are allowing 41 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.

The Tribe are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 road games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Retrievers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 5-1 in Tribe last 6 road games. The over is 7-3 in Retrievers last 10 home games.

The William & Mary Tribe are playing rough ball entering this contest and things get worse for them on the road where they lose by an average of 14.2 points and allow nearly 50 percent shooting. The UMBC Retrievers are playing their best ball right now, which includes winning their last 5 games by an average of 15 points. I’ll lay the chalk with UMBC.