Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 1/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: ESPN2

Crisler Center is the location where the Michigan Wolverines (7-7) will attempt to defeat the Maryland Terrapins (9-8) on Tuesday.

The Maryland Terrapins stepped onto the hardwood against Rutgers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-59 in their last game. Maryland wrapped up the contest with a 33.3% field goal percentage (18 out of 54) and made 6 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Terrapins knocked down 17 of 19 shots for a percentage of 89.5%. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 9 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defense, Maryland allowed the other team to shoot 48.2% from the floor on 27 of 56 shooting. Rutgers recorded 16 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Rutgers pulled down 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rutgers walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 6 of their 9 tries. They also knocked down 10 of 22 tries from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Terrapins ended up with 14 while Rutgers recorded 19 personal fouls.

Julian Reese is someone who came through for the game. He finished the game shooting 28.6% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 25 minutes played and also snagged 7 boards. He totaled 9 points on 2 out of 7 shooting.

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Maryland will take the court with a record of 9-8 on the season. They currently have an average of 70.9 points per game (208th in the nation) while shooting 42.4% from the floor. The Terrapins are connecting on 31.2% on shots from beyond the arc (108 of 346) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Maryland is collecting 38.4 boards per contest and has 204 dimes for the season, which ranks 214th in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Terrapins are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 189th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.0). The Terrapins are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.1% (430 of 1,046) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 247th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 216 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Michigan Wolverines took a defeat with a final score of 68-53 when they played Illinois. The Wolverines corralled 15 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Illinois committed 14 fouls in this contest which took the Wolverines to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Michigan knocked down 1 out of 10 attempts (10.0%). In all, the Wolverines ended up shooting 22 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 36.7%. The Wolverines permitted Illinois to make 22 of 47 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8% in the game. They wrapped up this game 30.0% from downtown by shooting 6 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). In regard to rebounding, Michigan allowed Illinois to snag 30 in total (9 offensive).

DeVante Jones ended up being a factor for the Wolverines for this game. He recorded 17 points in his 30 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for the matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 16 for this game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

Michigan has a win-loss mark of 7-7 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolverines are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 90th in the country. Michigan has totaled 999 pts on the year (71.4 per contest) and they pull down 38.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.6 times per contest (164th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Wolverines are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 67.4% from the charity stripe.

The Michigan defense gives up 29.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (94 of 323) and opponents are making 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 10.2 dimes and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 35th and 66th in college hoops. The Wolverines on the defensive end are ranked 136th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.9. They are able to force 10.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (105th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan

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