Maryland Terrapins vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, NC

TV: TBD

Odds/Point Spread: 49ers (+27)

Total/Over-Under: 67.5

The Maryland Terrapins (1-0) are headed to Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday where they will try to beat the Charlotte 49ers (0-2). Maryland opens this matchup as 27-point favorites. The betting total is set at 67.5.

The Maryland Terrapins come into this matchup with a record of 1-0 for this season. In their last matchup, the Terrapins faced the Buffalo Bulls and earned the victory with a final of 31-10. Roman Hemby was the leader on the ground for the Terrapins with 7 carries for 114 yards (16.3 yds per carry). Taulia Tagovailoa finished 24/34 with 290 yds through the air. He had a QB rate of 136.4 and walked away from the game with 1 interception. Against the run, the Terrapins conceded 108 yards on 38 attempts, which is 2.8 yards per run surrendered. Maryland conceded 18 completions on 35 attempts for 160 yds, and a completion percentage of 51.4%. Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 61 plays for 446 yds. The Maryland Terrapins ran the ball 26 different times and tallied 149 yds, which earned them an average of 5.7 yards per attempt.

In terms of putting points on the board, the Maryland Terrapins averaged 29.3 points per contest. As a team they held an average of 137.3 yards rushing, which was 92nd in Division 1. The Terrapins earned 5,745 yards in total last season. Maryland earned 27 touchdowns through the air and 20 touchdowns on the ground. Maryland had 303 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 88 infractions for 744 yards. They surrendered the football 18 different times.

Regarding passing yards, the Terrapins conceded 3,244 yards which had them sitting in 106th in D-1. During their 13 games played last year, they gave up 249.5 yards per contest through the air and surrendering a completion percentage of 58.7%. They relinquished 404.5 yards/game which put them 85th in college football. They gave up 22 touchdowns via the pass and 23 touchdowns on the ground. They allowed an average of 4.0 yards per rush and 155.1 rushing yards per game last year. During the campaign, they gave up 2,016 yards on the ground in 13 outings. The Terrapins ranked 97th in D-1 when it comes to team defense, conceding 30.7 PPG.

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The 49ers step onto the field holding a record of 0-2 this season. When they last stepped on the gridiron, the 49ers walked away with a loss by a score of 41-24 against the William & Mary Tribe. Xavier Williams ended the game with 201 yards on 12/23 passing while his quarterback rating was 125.6. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 8.7. Xavier Williams carried the ball 10 times for 48 yds, ending the game with 4.8 yds per attempt for Charlotte. The 49ers finished the game with 379 yds while running 68 plays (5.6 yards per play). Charlotte rushed the football for 3.5 yards per carry, finishing the game with 131 yards on 37 attempts. Charlotte relinquished 47 attempts on the ground for 303 yards (6.4 yds per rush). The 49ers pass defense allowed a completion rate of 68.4%, surrendering 256 yds on 13 for 19 passing.

The Charlotte 49ers had an average of 404.3 yards/outing, which had them sitting 65th in the country. The Charlotte offense accrued 641 penalty yards on 78 infractions, which was good for 61st in Division 1 in terms of giving up free yards. Last season, the 49ers earned 3,044 yards via the pass together with an average of 253.7 passing yards per outing, which had them sitting 47th in D-1. Regarding their scoring prowess, the 49ers had a ranking of 79th in college football maintaining an average of 27.2 points per contest.

The 49ers surrendered 34.0 points per contest, which put them in 116th in college football. Charlotte conceded a total of 2,454 yards rushing (204.5 yards per outing) and 28 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last season. In total, they surrendered 408 points in total. They conceded 28 touchdowns through the air in addition to 260.8 yards/outing, which had them ranked 109th in D-1. The 49ers defense took the field for 779 plays, which was 13th in D-1.

Who will win tonight's Terrapins/49ers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Terrapins -27

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