UMBC Retrievers vs Marist Red Foxes Prediction, 11/5/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMBC Retrievers vs Marist Red Foxes

Date: Thursday, November 5, 2026

Location: McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, NY

TV: ESPN+

The UMBC Retrievers (24-9 last year) are headed to McCann Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Marist Red Foxes (19-12 last season).

The UMBC Retrievers faced off with George Mason and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-54 in their last contest. UMBC finished the contest having earned a 27.8% field goal percentage (20 out of 72) and made 8 out of their 31 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Retrievers knocked down 6 of their 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In reference to defense, UMBC let their opponent shoot 41.2% from the field on 28 of 68 shooting. George Mason recorded 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, George Mason pulled down 50 rebounds (15 offensive, 35 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. George Mason walked away from this one shooting 77.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 22 shots. They also buried 9 out of their 30 shots from long range. When talking about fouls, the Retrievers left the arena with 18 while George Mason finished the game with 11 fouls.

Aidan Able is a player who played a role for the contest. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and snagged 5 boards. He ended up going 41.7% from the floor and also earned 4 assists.

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UMBC will take the court after finishing with a record of 24-9 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 9.6 times per game and as a group committed 13.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, UMBC collected 35.4 rebounds per game and accumulated 400 assists last year, which was 288th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Retrievers shot 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (268 of 739) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 76.4 points per game (160th in D-1) while shooting 47.3% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Retrievers forced 10.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They surrendered 31.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they were 34th in D-1 in opponents PPG (67.6). The Retrievers defensively allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (835 of 1,964) and they conceded 33.2 boards per contest as a team. They were ranked 12th in D-1 in allowing assists 347 relinquished over the course of last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Marist Red Foxes took a loss by a final score of 69-62 against Dartmouth. In reference to rebounds, Marist allowed Dartmouth to snag 34 in all (9 on the offensive side). They went 32.0% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 25 and finished the contest at 13 out of 24 at the free throw line (54.2%). The Red Foxes permitted Dartmouth to make 24 of their 53 attempts from the field which had them at 45.3% for the matchup. Overall, the Red Foxes went 17 for 46 from the floor which had them shooting 37.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Marist buried 7 of 14 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a rate of 80.8%. Dartmouth was called for 23 fouls in the game which got the Red Foxes to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They also turned it over 17 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Red Foxes were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 27 in this matchup.

Myles Parker ended up being a major contributor for the Red Foxes for this game. He scored 13 points in his 24 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He buried 3 out of 5 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Marist had a record of 19-12 last year. The Red Foxes were responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls per contest and they went 78.3% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 15.3 times per game (99th in college) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 11.2 times per game. Marist scored 2,160 points over the course of last season (69.7 per contest) and they pulled down 35.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Red Foxes shot 44.1% from the floor, which had them ranked 246th in college hoops.

The Marist defense gave up 28.3% on shots from distance (177 of 626) and their opponents knocked down 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 16.8 dimes and 34.1 rebounds every game, ranking them 263rd and 156th in the country. The Red Foxes were ranked 5th in college hoops in PPG given up with 63.8. They forced 12.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (20th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UMBC

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