Marist hosts Johnson and UMBC

UMBC Retrievers (7-6) at Marist Red Foxes (7-2, 2-0 MAAC)

Poughkeepsie, New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Foxes -3.5; over/under is 147

BOTTOM LINE: UMBC faces Marist after Bryce Johnson scored 21 points in UMBC’s 91-82 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

The Red Foxes are 4-0 in home games. Marist averages 70.8 points and has outscored opponents by 2.5 points per game.

The Retrievers are 1-3 in road games. UMBC averages 15.8 assists per game to lead the America East, paced by Anthony Valentine with 3.2.

Marist makes 46.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.9 percentage points higher than UMBC has allowed to its opponents (43.4%). UMBC has shot at a 48.3% clip from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points above the 44.9% shooting opponents of Marist have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Pascarelli is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Red Foxes.

Josh Odunowo is averaging 10.9 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Retrievers.

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