UMBC vs. Penn State Prediction: Penn State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [11/8/2024]

Penn State and UMBC are scheduled to meet in college basketball action at Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, with tipoff at 6:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Penn State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's UMBC-Penn State game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Penn State's chance of winning is 97% , while UMBC's is 3%."

For more detail on Friday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and player props, check out our interactive UMBC vs. Penn State predictions page.

UMBC vs. Penn State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between Penn State and UMBC at Bryce Jordan Center is scheduled to start at 6:00PM ET.

• Who: UMBC vs. Penn State
• Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
• Time: 6:00PM ET/3:00PM PT
• Venue: Bryce Jordan Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's UMBC vs. Penn State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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UMBC vs. Penn State Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball matchup between UMBC and Penn State 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Penn State a 97% chance of defeating UMBC. Our predicted final score has Penn State winning 91-68.

According to our model, Penn State (-22.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 166-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

UMBC vs. Penn State Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	UMBC	Penn State
Spread	+22.5 (-105)	-22.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+2000	-4500
Total	o166 (-110)	u166 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

UMBC vs. Penn State Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's UMBC vs. Penn State matchup is on the spread.

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Conclusion

We predict Penn State, with a 97% win probability, will likely beat UMBC on Friday.

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