UCLA Bruins vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 12/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UCLA Bruins vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: Hulu Live TV

XFINITY Center is where the Maryland Terrapins (8-2) will take on the UCLA Bruins (8-2) on Wednesday.

The UCLA Bruins took the court against Denver and earned the victory with a final of 87-64 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bruins ended up finishing with 19 while Denver racked up 16 personal fouls. They buried 5 of their 12 attempts from three-point range. Denver finished the game shooting 61.9% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 21 attempts. Additionally, Denver snagged 35 boards (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Denver totaled 15 dimes and had 2 steals in this matchup. When it comes to the defense, UCLA let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the field on 23 out of 46 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned 30 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bruins made 5 of their 8 shots for a rate of 62.5%. UCLA finished the contest with a 48.1% field goal percentage (38 out of 79) and made 6 out of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jaylen Clark is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished 76.9% from the floor but didn't record an assist.

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UCLA heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-2 so far this year. They turn it over 10.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, UCLA is collecting 34.8 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 168 assists on the season, which is 54th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bruins are shooting 36.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (68 of 186) and 72.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 81.3 points per outing (36th in D-1) while hitting 49.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bruins are forcing 17.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 190th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 127 surrendered for the year. The Bruins defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (236 of 545) and they concede 31.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 30.2% from beyond the arc while they are 61st in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (63.3).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 64-53 when they played Tennessee. Concerning how they rebounded, Maryland allowed Tennessee to pull down 28 in total (1 offensive). They shot 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 out of 21 and ended up shooting 17 out of 27 from the charity stripe (63.0%). The Terrapins permitted Tennessee to convert 20 out of 47 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% for the game. Overall, the Terrapins finished the game shooting 17 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 32.7%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Maryland converted 2 of 24 tries (8.3%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.3%. Tennessee had 18 personal fouls in this contest which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Terrapins corralled 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for the game.

Jahmir Young ended up having an impact for the Terrapins for the contest. He had 18 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 7 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 18 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 8-2 for the campaign. As an offense, the Terrapins are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 103rd in the nation. Maryland has accounted for 758 points on the season (75.8 per contest) and they pull in 38.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.5 times per contest (308th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.2% from the free throw line.

The Maryland defense concedes 27.6% on shots from 3-point land (53 of 192) and their opponents are knocking down 67.3% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 9.6 assists and 33.1 boards every game, which is 22nd and 123rd in college hoops. The Terrapins on the defensive end are ranked 28th in D-1 in PPG given up with 60.8. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (30th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCLA

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