Maine Black Bears vs Bryant Bulldogs Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

Prediction published on 3/15/25, 7:48 AM  by Matt Lowrimore | Modified on 3/15/25 at 6:03 PM in Basketball Picks

The America East conference tournament has nearly reached its conclusion with the final set for Saturday between the Bryant Bulldogs and the Maine Black Bears. Let’s take a look at the match statistics and predictions to see who will represent the conference in the NCCA tournament.

Maine enters this game with a record of 20-13. The Black Bears beat UMass Lowell in the quarterfinals by a score of 72-64 and Vermont in the semifinals by a score of 57-42. Maine has never been to the NCAA tournament in the history of their program and will have to beat the conference’s best regular season team to achieve their first appearance.

As for Bryant, they enter this game with a record of 22-11. The Bulldogs beat UMBC 85-74 in the quarterfinals of the America East conference tournament and UAlbany 91-78 in the semifinals. The Bulldogs have only made one appearance in the NCAA tournament, this being in 2022 when they lost in the First Four to Wright State.