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The Lafayette Leopards will take on the UMBC Retrievers in college basketball action on Friday.
The Leopards have been poor this season and have lost all of their matches and are placed last in the Patriot Standings and will hope to come back stronger with a win in upcoming games.
The Retrievers have been inconsistent so far, losing 2 out of their first three games. They are placed in the bottom half of the American Eastern Conference and will look to turn it around starting with a win in this game.
Lafayette vs UMBC Odds
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Lafayette vs UMBC Match Details
Fixture: Lafayette @ UMBC
Date & Time: Friday, November 18, 2 pm EDT
Venue: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena, Baltimore, MD
Lafayette vs UMBC Key Stats
The Leopards have been poor on offense and have averaged 60.3 points per game on average so far this season. All the major efforts came from CJ Fulton and Kyle Jenkins as both have over 12 points per game. Fulton has done well with FG percentage and 3- Pters percentage of over 62 %.
The Leopards have done decently with 6 steals per game this season, but have less than 2 blocks per game and will have to improve on that going forward this season.
The Retrievers have managed to collect over 74 points per game on average this season. Both Colton Lawrence and Jacob Boonyasith have been decent with over 10 points per game this season. They have played a crucial role for the team with a FG percentage of over 40 percent and will look to improve further so as to transform their efforts into positive results.
The Retrievers have to improve their defense as they have made steals and blocks less than 5 per game this season, which is below average considering the competitiveness of the league.
Lafayette vs UMBC Betting Prediction
The Leopards have not played well and are coming off a losing streak into the game. They are 2-7 against the spread in their last 9 Friday games and are likely to face difficulties in this game too.
The Retrievers are 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 home games against a team with a losing record. They are likely to make the most of this game and get a win due to better team strength.
Prediction : Take Retrievers, ML (-125)
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