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UMBC Retrievers vs. Western Carolina Catamounts
The UMBC Retrievers and the Western Carolina Catamounts will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Willett Hall.
Oddsmakers opened the Retrievers as -5-point favorites versus the Catamounts, while the game's total opened at 143.
Western Carolina lost its last outing, a 95-79 result against Pirates on November 14. They failed to cover in that game as a +8.5-point underdog.
In their last action, UMBC was a 85-47 winner at home against Nittany Lions.
UMBC:
Team record: 1-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Western Carolina:
Team record: 1-2 SU,2-1 ATS
Next up:
UMBC at Longwood Saturday, November 20
Western Carolina at American Saturday, November 20