Michigan State Spartans vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN2

XFINITY Center is where the Maryland Terrapins (11-10) will compete against the Michigan State Spartans (16-4) on Tuesday.

The Michigan State Spartans took the court against Michigan and notched a win by a score of 83-67 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Spartans left the arena with 23 while Michigan racked up 16 personal fouls. They also converted 3 of 19 attempts from downtown. Michigan ended up going 72.0% at the free throw line by making 18 of their 25 shots. Furthermore, Michigan grabbed 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Michigan recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Michigan State allowed their opponent to shoot 37.1% from the field on 23 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spartans buried 12 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Michigan State finished the game with a 55.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 18 3-point attempts.

A.J. Hoggard is one player who was a major factor for this game. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and dished out 10 dimes. He saw the court for 23 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He accounted for 11 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Michigan State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 16-4 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a team are committing 16.1 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Michigan State is grabbing 39.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 330 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 35th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Spartans are connecting on 39.1% from downtown (148 of 379) and 74.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.7 pts per contest (103rd in college basketball) while shooting 46.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Spartans are able to force 11.0 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They currently rank 164th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 245 surrendered for the campaign. The Spartans are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.3% (484 of 1,231) and they relinquish 31.9 boards per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 29.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 87th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (65.7).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins went home defeated by a final of 68-55 when they faced Indiana. When talking about rebounds, Maryland permitted Indiana to snag 39 in total (8 offensive). They finished shooting 30.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 20 and finished the game at 10 out of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Terrapins allowed Indiana to convert 26 out of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.3% in the game. Overall, the Terrapins went 16 out of 56 from the floor which had them at 28.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Maryland made 6 out of 27 attempts (22.2%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 94.4%. Indiana committed 19 fouls for this game which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Terrapins were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 36 in the game.

Hakim Hart ended up having an impact for the Terrapins in this game. He knocked down 5 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 34 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Maryland has a mark of 11-10 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Terrapins are shooting 42.6% from the floor, which is ranked 258th in college hoops. Maryland has tallied 1,473 pts for the season (70.1 per contest) and they grab 37.2 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.7 times per contest (281st in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.1 times per contest. The Terrapins have committed 14.9 fouls per game and they go 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Terrapins defensively are ranked 184th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.0. They have forced 10.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (112th in the nation). The Maryland defense gives up 33.1% from downtown (166 of 502) and their opposition makes 72.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.6 dimes and 35.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 258th and 240th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Maryland and under the total points

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