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UMBC Retrievers vs NJIT Prediction & Stats

Date: Sat 02 Jan 2027
Tip-off: 18:00
Scheduled
Position#261
Record2-3
FormLLWWL
Points / game70.4
Allowed / game73.8
UMBC Retrievers
USA
vs
NJIT
USA
Position#345
Record1-5
FormLWLLL
Points / game55.7
Allowed / game77.3
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · UMBC Retrievers v NJIT
02 Jan 2027
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UMBC Retrievers win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
NJIT win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Pythia's probabilities appear here once today's forecast has run (it covers the NBA and Europe's top competitions).

🏀 2. Points Analysis

UMBC RetrieversUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NJIT
#220
W
91-52
91
52
+39
A03/03
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#340
W
84-69
84
69
+15
H07/03
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#247
W
91-69
91
69
+22
H10/03
NCAA
Vermont
#85
W
74-59
74
59
+15
H14/03
NCAA
Howard
#55
L
83-86
83
86
-3
A17/03
NCAA
George Mason
#65
L
54-82
54
82
-28
A02/11
NCAA
Marist
#306
L
80-88
80
88
-8
A06/11
NCAA
McDaniel
#417
W
91-61
91
61
+30
H09/11
NCAA
Morgan State
#83
W
85-70
85
70
+15
H12/11
NCAA
Towson
#175
L
42-68
42
68
-26
A15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
46-24
45-28
34-30
50-39
43-29
48-40
30-28
44-31
41-49
42-37
27-33
27-49
33-38
47-50
51-25
40-36
42-39
43-31
19-36
23-32
147.9Avg total
77.5Scored
70.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)70.473.8144.2-3.440%
Season at home (2)88.065.5153.5+22.5100%
Season away (3)58.779.3138.0-20.70%
Last 10 (10)77.570.4147.9+7.160%
Last 5 (5)70.473.8144.2-3.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)60.373.3133.7-13.033%
vs Similar (3)77.389.3166.7-12.00%
vs Weaker ◀ (23)77.264.5141.7+12.783%
This opponent (NJIT) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NJITUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bryant University
#344
L
52-69
52
69
-17
A28/02
NCAA
UMBC Retrievers
#43
L
52-91
52
91
-39
H03/03
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#355
W
60-58
60
58
+2
H07/03
NCAA
Vermont
#85
L
54-63
54
63
-9
A10/03
NCAA
Dayton
#307
L
58-89
58
89
-31
A03/11
NCAA
Iona
#263
L
49-72
49
72
-23
A06/11
NCAA
St. Peters
#370
W
54-52
54
52
+2
H08/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#21
L
64-101
64
101
-37
A10/11
NCAA
VCU Rams
#155
L
49-87
49
87
-38
A12/11
NCAA
Fairfield
#245
L
60-63
60
63
-3
A15/11
NCAA
1H
2H
30-32
22-37
24-46
28-45
32-29
28-29
18-26
36-37
23-47
35-42
19-39
30-33
25-18
29-34
26-46
38-55
28-43
21-44
32-30
28-33
129.7Avg total
55.2Scored
74.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)55.777.3133.0-21.717%
Season at home (1)54.052.0106.0+2.0100%
Season away (5)56.082.4138.4-26.40%
Last 10 (10)55.274.5129.7-19.320%
Last 5 (5)55.275.0130.2-19.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)62.876.0138.8-13.230%
vs Similar (9)70.065.4135.4+4.678%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (UMBC Retrievers) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +3.5+3.51st half: -9.9-9.92nd half2nd half: +3.6+3.62nd half: -9.4-9.4
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: +3.5+3.51st half: -9.9-9.92nd half2nd half: +3.6+3.62nd half: -9.4-9.4
UMBC RetrieversNJIT
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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UMBC RetrieversLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
NJIT
#220
W
46-24
46
24
+22
A03/03
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#340
W
34-30
34
30
+4
H07/03
NCAA
UMass Lowell
#247
W
43-29
43
29
+14
H10/03
NCAA
Vermont
#85
W
30-28
30
28
+2
H14/03
NCAA
Howard
#55
L
41-49
41
49
-8
A17/03
NCAA
George Mason
#65
L
27-33
27
33
-6
A02/11
NCAA
Marist
#306
L
33-38
33
38
-5
A06/11
NCAA
McDaniel
#417
W
51-25
51
25
+26
H09/11
NCAA
Morgan State
#83
W
42-39
42
39
+3
H12/11
NCAA
Towson
#175
L
19-36
19
36
-17
A15/11
NCAA
69.7Avg total
36.6Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.731.667.3+4.160%-
Last 30 at home (15)37.930.868.7+7.180%-
Last 30 away (15)33.432.465.8+1.040%-
Last 10 (10)36.633.169.7+3.560%-
Last 5 (5)34.434.268.6+0.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)29.336.065.3-6.733%-
vs Similar (3)34.344.078.3-9.70%-
vs Weaker ◀ (23)36.029.765.7+6.370%-
This opponent (NJIT) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NJITLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bryant University
#344
L
30-32
30
32
-2
A28/02
NCAA
UMBC Retrievers
#43
L
24-46
24
46
-22
H03/03
NCAA
Maine Black Bears
#355
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H07/03
NCAA
Vermont
#85
L
18-26
18
26
-8
A10/03
NCAA
Dayton
#307
L
23-47
23
47
-24
A03/11
NCAA
Iona
#263
L
19-39
19
39
-20
A06/11
NCAA
St. Peters
#370
W
25-18
25
18
+7
H08/11
NCAA
Rutgers
#21
L
26-46
26
46
-20
A10/11
NCAA
VCU Rams
#155
L
28-43
28
43
-15
A12/11
NCAA
Fairfield
#245
W
32-30
32
30
+2
A15/11
NCAA
61.3Avg total
25.7Scored
35.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)30.933.364.2-2.443%-
Last 30 at home (13)32.829.562.3+3.262%-
Last 30 away (17)29.536.265.6-6.729%-
Last 10 (10)25.735.661.3-9.930%-
Last 5 (5)26.035.261.2-9.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)29.534.063.5-4.540%-
vs Similar (9)32.332.865.1-0.444%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (UMBC Retrievers) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
8
UMBC Retrievers wins
2
NJIT wins
DateGameScore
03/03/26NJIT v UMBC Retrievers52-91
22/01/26UMBC Retrievers v NJIT87-74
22/02/25UMBC Retrievers v NJIT95-91
10/01/25NJIT v UMBC Retrievers64-87
01/03/24NJIT v UMBC Retrievers60-79
28/01/24UMBC Retrievers v NJIT74-75
09/02/23UMBC Retrievers v NJIT72-63
26/01/23NJIT v UMBC Retrievers69-65
27/01/22UMBC Retrievers v NJIT73-69
13/01/22NJIT v UMBC Retrievers56-76
UMBC Retrieverslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26ATowson42-68
12/11/26HMorgan State85-70
09/11/26HMcDaniel91-61
06/11/26AMarist80-88
02/11/26AGeorge Mason54-82
17/03/26AHoward83-86
14/03/26HVermont74-59
10/03/26HUMass Lowell91-69
07/03/26HNew Hampshire Wildcats84-69
03/03/26ANJIT91-52
NJITlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/11/26AFairfield60-63
12/11/26AVCU Rams49-87
10/11/26ARutgers64-101
08/11/26HSt. Peters54-52
06/11/26AIona49-72
03/11/26ADayton58-89
10/03/26AVermont54-63
07/03/26HMaine Black Bears60-58
03/03/26HUMBC Retrievers52-91
28/02/26ABryant University52-69

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UMBC Retrievers
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWL40%
HomeWW100%
AwayLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games523
Win %40%100%0%
Points / game70.488.058.7
Allowed / game73.865.579.3
Point differential-3.4+22.5-20.7
Avg total144.2153.5138.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+40%100%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
NJIT
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL17%
HomeW100%
AwayLLLLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games615
Win %17%100%0%
Points / game55.754.056.0
Allowed / game77.352.082.4
Point differential-21.7+2.0-26.4
Avg total133.0106.0138.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

America East conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 UMass Lowell43175%79.262.8+16.5
2 Binghamton53260%67.667.4+0.2
3 Vermont42250%78.565.2+13.2
4 UMBC Retrievers52340%70.473.8-3.4
5 Maine Black Bears51420%64.272.0-7.8
6 Bryant University51420%60.271.8-11.6
7 NJIT61517%55.777.3-21.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
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