Bryant vs. UMBC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 15

The Bryant Bulldogs (5-12, 1-2 America East) host the UMBC Retrievers (9-6, 2-0 America East) at Chace Athletic Center, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Retrievers are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 136.5 points.

Bryant is coming off of a 71-46 loss to Albany (NY) in its last outing on Saturday. In the losing effort, Timofei Rudovskii led Bryant with 20 points. UMBC's last contest on Saturday ended in a 75-74 win against New Hampshire. DJ Armstrong scored a team-high 17 points for UMBC in the win.

Bryant vs. UMBC Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield, Rhode Island
• Spread favorite: Bryant -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Bryant -156
• Moneyline underdog: UMBC +131
• Over/Under: 136.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Bryant vs. UMBC

• Seven of Bryant's games this season have gone over Thursday's total of 136.5 points.
• In UMBC's 13 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Thursday's point total of 136.5.
• The over/under for the contest of 136.5 is 1.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Bulldogs (62.9) and Retrievers (74.7).
• This game's point total is 5.8 fewer points than the 142.3 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, the over/under in Bryant's games is 2.5 fewer points than the over/under of 136.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 9.4 points lower than the average over/under in UMBC's games this season (145.9 points).

Betting the Spread: Bryant vs. UMBC

• In Bryant's 15 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
• The Bulldogs have covered the spread once this season when favored by 2.5 points or more (in two chances).
• UMBC is 5-8-0 against the spread this year.
• The Retrievers have an ATS record of 3-3 in their six games when underdogs by 2.5 points or more this season.
• Bryant has covered the spread twice at home, and is 2-2 overall there, this year.
• At home, Bryant has one win ATS (1-1) as a 2.5-point favorite or more.
• In away games, UMBC is 4-3 against the spread, and 3-4 overall.
• UMBC has one win ATS (1-1) away from home as 2.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Bryant vs. UMBC

• Bryant has been the moneyline favorite in four games this season and won three (75%) of those contests.
• The Bulldogs have played as a favorite of -156 or more once this season and won that game.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 60.9% chance of a victory for Bryant.
• UMBC has won in one of the six contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Retrievers have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +131 moneyline underdog.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UMBC has a 43.3% chance of pulling out a win.