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UMBC Retrievers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
The UMBC Retrievers and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Bryce Jordan Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -18-point favorites versus the Retrievers, while the game's total opened at 130.
In their last action, Penn State was a 73-64 loser on the road against Crimson Tide. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
UMBC was a 86-65 winner in their most recent outing at home against Blazers.
UMBC:
Team record: 7-6 SU,5-7 ATS
Penn State:
Team record: 6-6 SU,4-8 ATS
Penn State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Penn State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Penn State's last 11 games
Next up:
UMBC home to Centenary-NJ Monday, December 31
Penn State at Michigan Thursday, January 3