Indiana Hoosiers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: FOX

XFINITY Center is where the Maryland Terrapins (11-9) will try to beat the Indiana Hoosiers (15-5) on Saturday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Penn State and earned the victory with a final of 74-57 in their last contest. Indiana ended the contest having earned a 51.0% field goal percentage (26 of 51) and converted 10 of their 13 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Hoosiers converted 12 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 26 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 assists in this game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing the defense, Indiana allowed 33.3% from the floor on 20 of 60 shooting. Penn State recorded 10 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In addition, Penn State collected 31 rebounds (13 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Penn State ended up going 88.9% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 9 attempts. They converted 9 of 26 shots from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Hoosiers left the arena with 11 while Penn State finished the game with 16 fouls.

Trayce Jackson-Davis is one guy who was important for the contest. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this matchup with a mark of 15-5 on the season. They currently have an average of 74.0 points per contest (127th in D-1) while hitting 47.6% from the field. The Hoosiers are shooting 35.4% on 3-point shots (131 of 370) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 37.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 299 dimes for the year, which ranks 50th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.2 times per game and as a team are committing 16.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are giving up 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 45th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (63.4). The Hoosiers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.7% (442 of 1,173) and they concede 32.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 61st in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 200 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins walked away with a victory by a final of 68-60 against Rutgers. The Terrapins pulled down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 1 steal for the contest. Rutgers committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to bury 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 57.1%. In relation to shooting from distance, Maryland made 12 of their 25 tries (48.0%). Overall, the Terrapins walked away from this one shooting 24 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. The Terrapins permitted Rutgers to make 22 out of their 64 tries from the field which had them shooting 34.4% for the game. They finished 33.3% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 10 from the free throw line (80.0%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Maryland allowed Rutgers to grab 36 overall (11 offensive).

Eric Ayala pitched in for the Terrapins for the game. He totaled 22 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 8 out of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 11-9 this year. The Terrapins commit 14.8 fouls per game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.8 times per game (281st in D-1) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. Maryland has totaled 1,418 points so far this year (70.9 per game) and they grab 37.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Terrapins are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which is 227th in D-1.

The Maryland defense allows 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (160 of 482) and their opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.4 assists and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 245th and 228th in Division 1. The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 188th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 69.1. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (112th in college basketball).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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