Maryland Terrapins vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: fuboTV

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-14) will play the Maryland Terrapins (15-7) at Williams Arena on Saturday.

The Maryland Terrapins faced off with Indiana and walked away with a win by a score of 66-55 in their last contest. Maryland ended the game having earned a 34.0% FG percentage (18 of 53) and buried 5 out of their 22 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Terrapins converted 25 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 86.2%. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 7 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to defending, Maryland allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the field on 21 out of 56 shooting. Indiana totaled 11 dimes and had 2 steals in this game. Additionally, Indiana pulled down 36 boards (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Indiana finished the game at 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 12 attempts. They also knocked down 3 of 11 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Terrapins ended up walking away with 12 and Indiana accounted for 20 fouls.

Jahmir Young is one guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the game at 40.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played 37 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. He finished with 20 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Maryland will enter this matchup with a record of 15-7 for the season. They average 70.7 points per outing (201st in D-1) while hitting 44.5% from the field. The Terrapins are shooting 30.4% on 3-point shots (143 of 471) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Maryland is snagging 35.0 boards per contest and has 239 dimes so far this year, which ranks 340th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Terrapins are forcing 12.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They concede 30.7% on shots from distance while they are 32nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (63.3). The Terrapins are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (514 of 1,241) and they concede 33.2 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 45th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 238 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 90-55 against Rutgers. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota permitted Rutgers to collect 33 in all (5 on the offensive side). They went 50.0% from distance by connecting on 10 out of 20 and ended up shooting 6 out of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Golden Gophers allowed Rutgers to make 37 out of their 62 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.7% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Golden Gophers finished shooting 22 for 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 36.1%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Minnesota converted 5 out of their 25 attempts (20.0%). They were able to make 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 85.7%. Rutgers had 13 personal fouls in this game which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 7 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Golden Gophers snagged 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this contest.

Joshua Ola-Joseph ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Gophers for this game. He earned 17 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists in this contest. He made 8 of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and added 8 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss record of 7-14 on the season. The Golden Gophers are responsible for committing 14.5 fouls every game and they shoot 59.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.7 times per game (150th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Minnesota has earned 1,298 pts for the season (61.8 per contest) and they pull in 34.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are shooting 41.7% from the floor, which ranks them 315th in college hoops.

The Minnesota defense allows 35.1% on three-point shots (141 of 402) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.2 dimes and 37.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 293rd and 332nd in college basketball. The Golden Gophers on the defensive end are ranked 168th in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.7. They are forcing 10.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (186th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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