Maryland Terrapins vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 10/23/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Gophers (-5)

Total/Over-Under: 54.5

The Maryland Terrapins (4-2) are traveling to TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2). Maryland opens as 5-point dogs. The total is 54.5.

The Maryland Terrapins come into this game with a record of 4-2 for this year. In their last contest, the Terrapins played the Ohio State Buckeyes and took a loss by a score of 66-17. Taulia Tagovailoa connected on 28/39 with 279 yards through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 138.6 and finished the game with 2 interceptions. Challen Faamatau was the leader on the ground for the Terrapins with 9 attempts for 71 yds (7.9 yards per carry). On the day, they had 75 plays which gave them a total of 335 yards. The Maryland Terrapins ran the ball 36 different times and accrued 56 yds, earning them an average of 1.6 yards per tote. Against the rush, the Terrapins gave up 166 yds on 33 tries, which averages out to 5.0 yards per rush surrendered. Maryland allowed 26 pass completions on 38 attempts for a total of 432 yards, and a completion rate of 68.4%.

The Terrapins have racked up 2,683 total yards this season. In terms of getting in the endzone, Maryland has earned 15 passing touchdowns and 7 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the football 13 different times. Maryland has amassed 137 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 40 infractions for 374 yds. As a team they average 136.2 yards in the run game which has them sitting 87th in Division 1. When talking about getting in the endzone, the Maryland Terrapins are averaging 30.0 points per game.

The Terrapins are sitting in 100th in D-1 in terms of the opposition scoring, allowing 29.0 points per game. They are allowing an average of 3.5 yards per attempt on the ground and 120.8 rushing yards per contest so far this year. Overall, they have conceded 725 running yards through 6 contests. When it comes to yards via the pass, the Terrapins are conceding 1,565 yds which has them ranked 101st in the country. They have given up 260.8 yards per game through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 55.4%. Overall, they have surrendered 381.7 yards per game which ranks them 80th in the country. They have surrendered 10 touchdowns through the air and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Golden Gophers come into this game with a record of 4-2 this season. For their last game, the Golden Gophers went home victorious with a score of 30-23 when they played the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bryce Williams carried the rock 17 times for 127 yards, walking away from the game with 7.5 yds per carry for Minnesota. Tanner Morgan (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 209 yds on 20/24 passing while his quarterback rate was 167.3. He had 2 picks and his Y/A was 8.7. Minnesota conceded 31 rushing attempts for 136 yards (4.4 yds per rush). The Golden Gophers pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 54.5%, surrendering 241 yards on 18 for 33 passing. The Golden Gophers ended up finishing with 396 yards and they ran 68 plays (5.8 yds per play). Minnesota ran the ball for 4.2 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 182 yards on 43 carries.

When discussing putting points on the board, the Golden Gophers are ranked 91st in D-1 by scoring 25.3 points per contest. For the year so far, the Golden Gophers currently sit at 923 passing yards along with an average of 153.8 passing yards per game, which is ranked 121st in Division 1. The Minnesota Golden Gophers maintain an average of 345.5 yards per contest, which ranks them 105th in Division 1. The Minnesota offense has accrued 280 yds of penalties on 27 violations, which has them sitting 120th in the nation in terms of making mistakes.

Minnesota has allowed a total of 521 rushing yards (86.8 yards per game) and 6 touchdowns rushing so far this year. They have surrendered 8 touchdowns through the air as well as 232.5 yards/contest, which has them ranked 90th in the nation. The Golden Gophers defense has been on the field for 365 plays, which ranks them 19th in D-1. The Golden Gophers are surrendering 20.2 points per game, ranking them 48th in D-1. This season, they have relinquished 121 total points.

Who will win tonight's Terrapins/Golden Gophers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Golden Gophers -5

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