George Washington Colonials vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/11/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: George Washington Colonials vs Maryland Terrapins
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2021
Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD
TV: BTN
XFINITY Center is the location where the Maryland Terrapins (17-14 last season) will play the George Washington Colonials (5-12 last year) on Thursday.
The George Washington Colonials faced off with the George Mason Patriots and took a loss by a final of 73-59 in their last contest. George Washington walked away from the contest with a 36.8% field goal percentage (21 of 57) and buried 5 of their 15 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Colonials made 12 of their 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 28 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, George Washington allowed 48.3% from the field on 28 of 58 shooting. George Mason dished out 9 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, George Mason grabbed 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. George Mason finished the contest at 63.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 19 tries. They made 5 of 16 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Colonials finished with 15 and the Patriots totaled 18 personal fouls.
James Bishop is someone who was a major contributor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 37.5% from the floor and recorded 4 assists. He saw the court for 40 mins played but had no rebounds when the time ran out. He accounted for 29 points on 9 of 24 shooting.
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George Washington comes into this one after finishing with a mark of 5-12 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a group committed 14.5 personal fouls per contest. As a basketball team, George Washington collected 34.2 boards per game and accumulated 194 dimes throughout last season, which was 325th in the country in terms of passing. The Colonials hit on 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc (102 of 315) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 68.1 points per outing (258th in the country) while shooting 44.3% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Colonials were able to force their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and they drew 16.1 fouls. They were ranked 75th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 252 surrendered last season. The Colonials defensively gave up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (463 of 1,034) and they conceded 35.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrendered 34.2% on shots from distance and they were 235th in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.3).
In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins took a defeat with a final score of 96-77 when they played the Alabama Crimson Tide. When discussing rebounds, Maryland permitted Alabama to collect 39 overall (15 on the offensive side). They finished 48.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 16 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 10 at the charity stripe (100.0%). The Terrapins permitted the Crimson Tide to convert 35 of 66 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 53.0% in the game. When this game wrapped up, the Terrapins went 32 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 53.3%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Maryland buried 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to convert 3 of them for a clip of 42.9%. The Crimson Tide committed 9 fouls in the matchup which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. The Terrapins were able to collect 15 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 19 in this matchup.
Aaron Wiggins ended up being a factor for the Terrapins for the contest. He converted 11 out of 17 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 dimes for this contest.
Maryland had a mark of 17-14 last year. The Terrapins were responsible for committing 14.7 personal fouls every game and they shot 69.9% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 13.4 times per contest (157th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 11.1 times per game. Maryland earned 2,135 points last season (68.9 per game) and they grabbed 32.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Terrapins hit 46.0% from the floor, which had them ranked 78th in the country.
The Terrapins on the defensive end were ranked 55th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 65.6. They were able to force 11.0 TO's every game and let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (52nd in the country). The Maryland defense conceded 34.5% on three-point shots (256 of 742) and opponents made 71.4% of their foul shots. They gave up 12.2 dimes and 33.9 total boards per game, which had them ranked 113th and 129th in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland
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