Howard Bison vs UMBC Retrievers Prediction
📡How will the use of zone defense affect the outcome? Players from the teams Howard Bison and UMBC Retrievers will answer this question when they play on 17 March at 22:40 in the "NCAA (M)" tournament. Bookmakers offer the following odds for the teams: and , respectively. As we can see, there is no clear favorite in the game, however, by studying our forecast, you will be able to better understand who is more deserving of victory in the upcoming match.
Head-to-Head
📊Teams Howard Bison and UMBC Retrievers have only one official match in their history. The contest took place on 25 November 2024 at the venue of UMBC Retrievers, ending with the score 95:77.

Howard Bison Team Overview
🏆This season, Howard Bison has stepped onto the court for 33 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 23 victories, 10 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Howard Bison boasts a success rate of 69.7%, while their defeats account for 30.3% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 145.21 points, with an average of 77.45 points per match and conceding 67.76 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 82.26 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 67.16 points per game.
Match Results: Howard Bison

UMBC Retrievers Team Overview
🏆This season, UMBC Retrievers has stepped onto the court for 32 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 24 victories, 8 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, UMBC Retrievers boasts a success rate of 75%, while their defeats account for 25% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 143.22 points, with an average of 76.22 points per match and conceding 67 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 75.53 points per game, misses on average 70.6 points per meeting.
Match Results: UMBC Retrievers
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 1;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 0; for the visitors on the road - 0;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 81;
- Today's home team averages 39, while the visitors average 42.
First Quarter Stats: Howard Bison (home) vs UMBC Retrievers (away)
- Tournament matches played: 19 vs 15;
- Number of wins: 16 (84.21%) vs 7 (46.67%);
- Number of losses: 3 (15.79%) vs 7 (46.67%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 1 (6.67%).
- Average points scored: 38.53 vs 34.47;
- Average points conceded: 30.89 vs 33.13.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 8 vs 9;
- Number of losses: 1 vs 1;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 66.2 (scored - 38.1, conceded - 28.1) vs 66 (scored - 37.6, conceded - 28.4).
- Howard Bison won the 1st quarter in 13 of last 14 home games (NCAA (M)).
- Howard Bison won the 1st quarter in 7 of last 8 games (NCAA (M)).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 1;
- number of wins for the home team - 0, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Howard Bison vs UMBC Retrievers
- number of tournament matches played: 33 vs 32;
- number of wins: 23 (69.7%) vs 24 (75%);
- number of losses: 10 (30.3%) vs 8 (25%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 15;
- number of away wins for the away team: 9.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 9 vs 10;
- number of losses: 1 vs 0;
- number of home wins for the home team: 6;
- number of away wins for the away team: 4.
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 77, for the away team - 95;
- average total points in H2H matches - 172.
Statistics: Howard Bison vs UMBC Retrievers
- average total in the tournament: 145.21 vs 143.22;
- average total points scored: 77.45 vs 76.22;
- average total points conceded: 67.76 vs 67;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 77.15 vs 75.66;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 0 vs 0;
- Howard Bison: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 82.26;
- UMBC Retrievers: average total points scored away in the tournament - 75.53;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 84.2 (home - 83.29) vs 79.8 (away - 84.5).
- UMBC Retrievers have scored over 68.5 points in 10 of last 11 games (NCAA (M)).
