UMBC vs. Bryant Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 26

The UMBC Retrievers (18-8, 11-2 America East) are favored by 11.5 points versus the Bryant Bulldogs (8-19, 4-9 America East) on February 26, 2026 at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. The Retrievers are flying, having won six in a row and going 9-1 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 139.5 points.

UMBC enters this contest on the heels of a 66-62 victory against Albany (NY) on Saturday. Anthony Valentine's team-high 14 points led UMBC in the win. Bryant is coming off of a 79-67 loss to Binghamton in its most recent outing on Thursday. Bryant got a team-leading 21 points from Ty Tabales in the loss.

UMBC vs. Bryant Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland
• Spread favorite: UMBC -11.5
• Moneyline favorite: UMBC -763
• Moneyline underdog: Bryant +515
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UMBC vs. Bryant

• UMBC and its opponents have combined to outscore Thursday's total of 139.5 points 14 times this season.
• In Bryant's 25 games this season, 12 finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 139.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 139.4 points per game, 0.1 fewer points than the total of 139.5 for this matchup.
• This matchup's point total is 1.4 fewer points than the 140.9 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• UMBC has a 143.2 average over/under in its games this season, 3.7 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this game is 2.4 points more than the average over/under in Bryant's games this season (137.1 points).

Betting the Spread: UMBC vs. Bryant

• Against the spread, UMBC is 13-11-0 this season.
• This season, the Retrievers have won against the spread in each of their two games as a favorite of 11.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Bryant is 10-15-0 this year.
• The Bulldogs have covered the spread twice this year when underdogs by 11.5 points or more (in five chances).
• UMBC is 5-6 against the spread, and 9-2 overall, at home this year.
• At home, UMBC is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as a 11.5-point favorite or more.
• Away from home, Bryant is 1-14 overall and 5-10 against the spread.

Betting the Moneyline: UMBC vs. Bryant

• UMBC has entered the game as moneyline favorites 15 times this season and won 13, or 86.7%, of those games.
• The Retrievers have played as a favorite of -763 or more twice this season and won both games.
• UMBC has a 88.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Bryant has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 16 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (12.5%) in those games.
• This season, the Bulldogs have been a moneyline underdog of -763 or more four times, losing every contest.
• Bryant has an implied victory probability of 16.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.