UMBC vs. Western Carolina 11/19/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Western Carolina Catamounts visit Willett Hall in Farmville, Virginia on Friday to play the UMBC Retrievers. Western Carolina is 1-2 following a 95-79 loss to East Carolina on Sunday. The Catamounts fell behind by 26 points at halftime and played much better after the break but fell short. Nick Robinson was the leading scorer for Western Carolina with 28 points.

Nick Robinson is leading Western Carolina in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, while Vonterius Woolbright is the leader in assists with an average of 5.0 assists per game. Three players for Western Carolina are averaging double figures in scoring and the Catamounts are shooting 41.1% overall and 36.3% from 3-point territory.

UMBC is 1-1 following an 85-47 victory over the little-known Penn State-York Nittany Lions. UMBC was led in the victory by Keondre Kennedy with 17 points. The UMBC defense held Penn State-York to 27.7% shooting overall and 20.0% shooting from three-point territory. UMBC outrebounded the Nittany Lions 52-38 in the rout.

Keondre Kennedy is the leading scorer for UMBC with an average of 15.0 points per game, while Jacob Boonyasith is the leading rebounder with an average of 9.5 rebounds per game and Ray Salnave is the leader in assists with an average of 3.0 per game. UMBC has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the retrievers are shooting 38.6% overall and 21.1% from three-point territory.