Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN2

The Maryland Terrapins (11-12) are welcoming the Iowa Hawkeyes (15-7) at XFINITY Center on Thursday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced off with Minnesota and walked away with a win by a score of 71-59 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawkeyes finished with 10 and Minnesota recorded 9 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 23 attempts from three-point range. Minnesota ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 9 tries. Moreover, Minnesota had 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Minnesota distributed 9 assists and had 4 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Iowa allowed their opponent to shoot 36.1% from the field on 22 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists for the game while creating 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes buried 4 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 44.4%. Iowa ended the game having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (29 of 65) and made 9 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Keegan Murray is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He shot 50.0% from the field and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 39 mins and also totaled 15 rebounds. He notched 24 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Iowa will take the court with a win-loss record of 15-7 on the year. They average 82.2 points per game (6th in the nation) while connecting on 45.4% from the field. The Hawkeyes are hitting 33.9% on shots from distance (185 of 546) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Iowa is grabbing 37.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 352 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 58th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 8.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawkeyes are forcing their opponents into 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 240th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 302 surrendered for the campaign. The Hawkeyes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.1% (567 of 1,315) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 223rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.5).

For their last game, the Maryland Terrapins went home defeated by a final of 82-67 when they faced Ohio State. The Terrapins recorded 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Ohio State was called for 13 fouls in this contest which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.8%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Maryland converted 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). When all was said and done, the Terrapins walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 59 from the floor which had them at 39.0%. The Terrapins permitted Ohio State to knock down 30 out of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% for this game. They wrapped up this game 42.3% from distance by connecting on 11 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 17 at the charity stripe (64.7%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Maryland allowed Ohio State to pull down 35 in all (7 offensive).

Donta Scott ended up having an impact for the Terrapins in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for the contest for a rate of 61.5%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Maryland has a record of 11-12 on the campaign. The Terrapins are committing 14.7 fouls every game and they hit 75.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.7 times per game (285th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per contest. Maryland has 1,603 pts for the campaign (69.7 per game) and they pull in 36.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Terrapins are hitting on 42.4% from the floor, which is ranked 265th in Division 1.

The Maryland defense surrenders 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (184 of 547) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 13.6 dimes and 35.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 260th and 227th in those categories on the defensive end. The Terrapins are ranked 196th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 69.4. They are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the floor (119th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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