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UMKC vs Denver Prediction & Stats

Date: Tue 08 Dec 2026
Tip-off: 23:30
Scheduled
Position#260
Record2-3
FormLWLWL
Points / game75.4
Allowed / game77.8
vs
Position#359
Record0-3
FormLLLLL
Points / game60.3
Allowed / game71.7
USANCAA
Other2026-27
Meetings · UMKC v Denver
08 Dec 2026
UMKC v DENV
upcoming
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UMKC win
-no forecast
Best oddsnot yet
Implied-
Edge-
Denver 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

UMKCUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Dakota
#196
L
70-85
70
85
-15
A20/02
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
L
59-95
59
95
-36
A21/02
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
L
59-73
59
73
-14
H27/02
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
L
70-94
70
94
-24
H01/03
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
L
62-84
62
84
-22
A05/03
NCAA
Creighton
#160
L
61-76
61
76
-15
A03/11
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#156
W
100-93
100
93
+7
H07/11
NCAA
Jacksonville Dolphins
#161
L
61-79
61
79
-18
A10/11
NCAA
Florida A&M
#309
W
87-65
87
65
+22
A11/11
NCAA
George Mason
#65
L
68-76
68
76
-8
A12/11
NCAA
1H
2H
35-37
35-48
26-56
33-39
30-36
29-37
30-43
40-51
21-44
41-40
39-33
22-43
55-42
45-51
20-36
41-43
51-21
36-44
33-37
35-39
151.7Avg total
69.7Scored
82.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (5)75.477.8153.2-2.440%
Season at home (1)100.093.0193.0+7.0100%
Season away (4)69.274.0143.2-4.825%
Last 10 (10)69.782.0151.7-12.320%
Last 5 (5)75.477.8153.2-2.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (27)67.883.7151.4-15.97%
vs Similar (1)87.065.0152.0+22.0100%
vs Weaker ◀no games
This opponent (Denver) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
DenverUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Dakota
#196
W
98-79
98
79
+19
A07/02
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
79-61
79
61
+18
H13/02
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#219
L
76-83
76
83
-7
A15/02
NCAA
South Dakota Coyotes
#214
W
90-70
90
70
+20
H20/02
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#42
W
82-80
82
80
+2
H21/02
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
L
80-102
80
102
-22
A27/02
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
L
67-83
67
83
-16
A07/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#50
L
68-75
68
75
-7
A03/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#109
L
60-64
60
64
-4
A08/11
NCAA
Wyoming
#94
L
53-76
53
76
-23
H14/11
NCAA
1H
2H
43-27
55-52
36-25
43-36
38-49
38-34
37-34
53-36
37-39
45-41
33-51
47-51
29-42
38-41
30-44
38-31
29-22
31-42
24-36
29-40
152.6Avg total
75.3Scored
77.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)60.371.7132.0-11.30%
Season at home (1)53.076.0129.0-23.00%
Season away (2)64.069.5133.5-5.50%
Last 10 (10)75.377.3152.6-2.040%
Last 5 (5)65.680.0145.6-14.40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)73.583.0156.5-9.527%
vs Similar (12)82.284.1166.3-1.833%
vs Weaker (5)85.876.6162.4+9.280%
This opponent (UMKC) 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -4.5-4.51st half: -3.3-3.32nd half2nd half: -7.8-7.82nd half: +1.3+1.3
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: -4.5-4.51st half: -3.3-3.32nd half2nd half: -7.8-7.82nd half: +1.3+1.3
UMKCDenver
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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UMKCLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Dakota
#196
L
35-37
35
37
-2
A20/02
NCAA
North Dakota St
#30
L
26-56
26
56
-30
A21/02
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
L
30-36
30
36
-6
H27/02
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
L
30-43
30
43
-13
H01/03
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
L
21-44
21
44
-23
A05/03
NCAA
Creighton
#160
W
39-33
39
33
+6
A03/11
NCAA
Southern Illinois
#156
W
55-42
55
42
+13
H07/11
NCAA
Jacksonville Dolphins
#161
L
20-36
20
36
-16
A10/11
NCAA
Florida A&M
#309
W
51-21
51
21
+30
A11/11
NCAA
George Mason
#65
L
33-37
33
37
-4
A12/11
NCAA
72.5Avg total
34.0Scored
38.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.539.472.9-5.930%-
Last 30 at home (13)36.637.974.5-1.338%-
Last 30 away (17)31.140.571.6-9.424%-
Last 10 (10)34.038.572.5-4.530%-
Last 5 (5)39.633.873.4+5.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (27)31.740.071.7-8.226%-
vs Similar (1)51.021.072.0+30.0100%-
vs Weaker ◀no games
This opponent (Denver) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
DenverLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
North Dakota
#196
W
43-27
43
27
+16
A07/02
NCAA
South Dakota St.
#254
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H13/02
NCAA
Nebraska O.
#219
L
38-49
38
49
-11
A15/02
NCAA
South Dakota Coyotes
#214
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H20/02
NCAA
St. Thomas (Minn.)
#42
L
37-39
37
39
-2
H21/02
NCAA
Oral Roberts
#338
L
33-51
33
51
-18
A27/02
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
L
29-42
29
42
-13
A07/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#50
L
30-44
30
44
-14
A03/11
NCAA
UC Riverside
#109
W
29-22
29
22
+7
A08/11
NCAA
Wyoming
#94
L
24-36
24
36
-12
H14/11
NCAA
70.5Avg total
33.6Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.638.375.9-0.647%-
Last 30 at home (14)41.136.978.0+4.371%-
Last 30 away (16)34.639.574.1-4.925%-
Last 10 (10)33.636.970.5-3.340%-
Last 5 (5)29.039.068.0-10.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (11)33.439.873.2-6.518%-
vs Similar (12)37.438.075.4-0.658%-
vs Weaker (5)41.637.078.6+4.660%-
This opponent (UMKC) 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
5
UMKC wins
5
Denver wins
DateGameScore
29/01/26UMKC v Denver61-69
31/12/25Denver v UMKC87-74
28/02/25UMKC v Denver64-56
31/01/25Denver v UMKC69-68
10/03/24UMKC v Denver60-61
01/03/24Denver v UMKC69-84
02/02/24UMKC v Denver85-71
29/01/23UMKC v Denver70-60
30/12/22Denver v UMKC85-83 OT
28/01/22Denver v UMKC61-72
UMKClast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/11/26AGeorge Mason68-76
11/11/26AFlorida A&M87-65
10/11/26AJacksonville Dolphins61-79
07/11/26HSouthern Illinois100-93
03/11/26ACreighton61-76
05/03/26AOral Roberts62-84
01/03/26HOral Roberts70-94
27/02/26HSouth Dakota St.59-73
21/02/26ANorth Dakota St59-95
20/02/26ANorth Dakota70-85
Denverlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/11/26HWyoming53-76
08/11/26AUC Riverside60-64
03/11/26AWisconsin68-75
07/03/26ANorth Dakota67-83
27/02/26AOral Roberts80-102
21/02/26HSt. Thomas (Minn.)82-80
20/02/26HSouth Dakota Coyotes90-70
15/02/26ANebraska O.76-83
13/02/26HSouth Dakota St.79-61
07/02/26ANorth Dakota98-79

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UMKC
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLWL40%
HomeW100%
AwayLLWL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games514
Win %40%100%25%
Points / game75.4100.069.2
Allowed / game77.893.074.0
Point differential-2.4+7.0-4.8
Avg total153.2193.0143.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%0%25%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Denver
NCAA 2026-27
Recent: 4 Wins / 6 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLL0%
HomeL0%
AwayLL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games312
Win %0%0%0%
Points / game60.353.064.0
Allowed / game71.776.069.5
Point differential-11.3-23.0-5.5
Avg total132.0129.0133.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+0%0%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (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

Summit League conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 South Dakota St.440100%72.857.5+15.2
2 Nebraska O.53260%68.277.0-8.8
3 Oral Roberts42250%75.560.8+14.8
4 St. Thomas (Minn.)52340%82.478.2+4.2
5 UMKC52340%75.477.8-2.4
6 North Dakota St52340%77.283.0-5.8
7 North Dakota41325%72.886.8-14.0
8 South Dakota Coyotes51420%84.482.8+1.6
9 Denver3030%60.371.7-11.3
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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