The Princeton Tigers hope to remain perfect in the all-time series when they visit the UMBC Retrievers on Monday. Princeton (0-2) has won all three of its previous meetings with UMBC, including an 89-77 victory last season. The Tigers are coming off a 74-73 setback at Navy on Friday, while the Retrievers (1-1) posted a 92-65 triumph against Penn State-York a day earlier in their home opener.
Tip-off at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena is set for 6 p.m. ET. The Tigers are 5.5-point favorites in the latest Princeton vs. UMBC odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 152.5. Before making any UMBC vs. Princeton picks, be sure to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Matt Severance.
Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. Over the past two college basketball seasons, Matt is 391-286 on his college basketball picks, returning $2,714. He has been on a roll during the early stages of the 2022-23 campaign, going 13-4 in his last 17 picks. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now Severance has set his sights on Princeton vs. UMBC and just locked in his picks and CBB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college basketball odds and betting lines for UMBC vs. Princeton:
- Princeton vs. UMBC spread: Tigers -5.5
- Princeton vs. UMBC over/under: 152.5 points
- PRI: The Tigers are 1-5 against the spread in their last six games following a straight-up loss
- UMBC: The Retrievers are 5-0 ATS in their last five home contests
- Princeton vs. UMBC picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Princeton can cover
After trailing by 20 points at halftime, the Tigers outscored the Midshipmen 47-28 in the second half but were unable to complete the comeback. Keeshawn Kellman led the team in scoring with 20 points, registering his second straight 20-point performance to open the campaign by going 9-of-13 from the field. The senior forward was 9-for-9 en route to 21 points in a loss to Hofstra in Princeton's first contest.
Matt Allocco also produced a strong effort versus Navy as he set career highs of 19 points and nine rebounds. The junior guard sank four of Princeton's six 3-pointers in the defeat after going 0-for-2 from beyond the arc in the season opener. Senior forward Tosan Evbuomwan, who had 18 points, seven assists and five boards in the victory over UMBC last campaign, recorded 15, five and nine, respectively, against Navy.
Why UMBC can cover
Yaw Obeng-Mensah scored only seven points in the Retrievers' season opener but was a force in helping the team win its seventh consecutive home opener. The senior forward registered his first career double-double against Penn State-York, scoring a personal-best 19 points while grabbing 10 rebounds. Obeng-Mensah also led all players in the loss at Tulane with eight boards.
Senior guard Jacob Boonyasith was nearly perfect from the field against the Nittany Lions, making 6-of-7 shots en route to 14 points. A pair of fellow seniors finished with 13 points in the victory, with guard Colton Lawrence going 6-for-9 from the floor and forward Jarvis Doles hitting 4-of-6 attempts off the bench. Lawrence, who also recorded four rebounds and three assists, led the Retrievers with 14 points versus the Green Wave in the season opener.
How to make UMBC vs. Princeton picks
Severance is leaning Over on the total. He's also found a critical x-factor he believes makes one side of the spread a must back. You can see the picks here.
So who wins Princeton vs. UMBC? And which side of the spread should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the expert who has crushed his college basketball picks, and find out.
