Albany (14-9) Faces Maryland-Baltimore County (3-17)

Filed under Game Preview on January 31st, 2012

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Reputations will be at stake at Recreation and Convocation Center on Wednesday as Albany welcomes Maryland-Baltimore County in an America East showdown. It all starts at 7:00 EST.

Albany is 4th in the America East and Maryland-Baltimore County is in 7th. Both teams continue to jockey for position. The Great Danes check in at 14-9 overall including 6-3 in the America East. Meanwhile, the Retrievers have a record of 3-17 including 2-6 in the conference. Albany is 8-0 at home and Maryland-Baltimore County is 2-10 on the road. According to the RPI rankings, the Great Danes are ranked #192 and the Retrievers are #333.

In terms of team stats, Albany has an advantage in a single area, scoring, where the Great Danes outperform the Retrievers, 73 pts/game to 62 pts/game.

Albany has already played Maryland-Baltimore County this season, back on January 5th, and won 89-72. Last year, the Great Danes had a record of 2-0 against the Retrievers, with an average nine point margin of victory. In four seasons, Albany has a record of 6-4 against Maryland-Baltimore County, and 1-0 at home.

• More violent crime happens per capita in Baltimore so be careful if you visit (when compared to Albany (according to the FBI).
• The Albany blocks leader (Blake Metcalf) has more blocks than the Maryland-Baltimore County blocks leader (Chandler Thomas).
• Albany has a much better Kiplinger Out-of-State Ranking than Maryland-Baltimore County (#43 vs #78).
• Albany has a better conference record than Maryland-Baltimore County this season (6-3 vs 2-6).

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