Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 3/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (14-15) will go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-14) at XFINITY Center on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers faced Indiana and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-79 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Golden Gophers walked away with 15 while Indiana totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 10 of 21 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 20 tries. Additionally, Indiana totaled 34 boards (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Indiana doled out 16 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Minnesota allowed 55.6% from the floor on 30 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 27 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Gophers knocked down 11 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Minnesota finished with a 46.6% field goal percentage (27 of 58) and knocked down 14 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

Payton Willis is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He went 47.1% from the field and totaled 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also snagged 3 rebounds. He recorded 28 points on 8 out of 17 shooting.

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Minnesota will enter this matchup with a record of 13-14 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 9.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 13.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 30.7 boards per contest and has tallied 346 dimes this year, which has them ranked 239th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Gophers are shooting 37.1% on shots from downtown (211 of 568) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 67.6 pts per game (268th in the nation) while hitting 44.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Gophers have forced 10.5 turnovers per game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They rank 202nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 367 surrendered this season. The Golden Gophers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (715 of 1,576) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 33.4% on shots from downtown and they are 171st in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.8).

For their last game, the Maryland Terrapins went home victorious with a score of 75-60 when they played Ohio State. The Terrapins collected 26 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for this game. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. Ohio State committed 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.8%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Maryland knocked down 9 out of 21 attempts (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Terrapins finished 26 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4%. The Terrapins permitted Ohio State to make 21 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% for the game. They shot 28.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 28 and finished the contest at 10 out of 11 at the free throw line (90.9%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Maryland allowed Ohio State to pull down 30 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Eric Ayala ended up being a major contributor for the Terrapins for the matchup. He made 8 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists for the contest.

Maryland has a record of 14-15 so far this year. As an offense, the Terrapins are hitting on 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 233rd in the nation. Maryland has accounted for 2,047 pts this year (70.6 per game) and they grab 35.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per game (302nd in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per game. The Terrapins commit 15.2 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Terrapins on the defensive end are ranked 214th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 70.2. They are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the field (180th in D-1). The Maryland defense gives up 35.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (237 of 678) and their opposition makes 73.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.4 assists and 34.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 243rd and 197th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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