Maryland Terrapins vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: fuboTV

The Purdue Boilermakers (18-1) will go up against the Maryland Terrapins (12-6) at Mackey Arena on Sunday.

The Maryland Terrapins faced Michigan and notched a win by a score of 64-58 in their last game. Maryland walked away from the contest with a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 of 58) and knocked down 3 of 15 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Terrapins converted 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 32 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 7 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defending, Maryland let their opponent shoot 41.8% from the field on 23 out of 55 shooting. Michigan recorded 10 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. On top of that, Michigan grabbed 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Michigan went 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 4 of their 8 shots. They made 8 out of their 28 shots from three-point range. In relation to personal fouls, the Terrapins finished with 12 and Michigan accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Jahmir Young is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He went 47.4% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He played 38 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He racked up 26 points on 9 of 19 shooting.

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Maryland heads into this game with a record of 12-6 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a group are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Maryland is collecting 35.7 rebounds per game and has 187 dimes on the year, which is 354th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Terrapins are shooting 30.9% from downtown (121 of 391) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They average 71.1 pts per contest (193rd in Division 1) while connecting on 44.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Terrapins are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.3% on shots from distance and they rank 55th in D-1 in points per game allowed (64.5). The Terrapins defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (428 of 1,035) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are 29th in college basketball in allowing assists with 188 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 61-39 when they played Minnesota. The Boilermakers were able to collect 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. Minnesota was called for 12 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 3 attempts. They were able to bury 2 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Purdue converted 7 of their 16 attempts (43.8%). When all was said and done, the Boilermakers ended up shooting 26 for 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.8%. The Boilermakers permitted Minnesota to convert 17 out of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 31.5% in this game. They finished 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 2 of 10 and finished the contest at 3 of 5 from the charity stripe (60.0%). In relation to attacking the glass, Purdue allowed Minnesota to get 26 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Braden Smith was important for the Boilermakers for this contest. He converted 8 out of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 27 mins on the court and had 7 assists in this game.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 18-1 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Boilermakers are connecting on 45.7% from the floor, which is ranked 118th in D-1. Purdue has totaled 1,413 pts for the season (74.4 per game) and they collect 39.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (47th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 13.3 fouls every game and they connect on 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 13th in college hoops in PPG given up with 60.1. They are able to force 10.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (34th in college hoops). The Purdue defense surrenders 29.9% from downtown (120 of 402) and their opposition knocks down 72.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.5 assists and 28.5 boards per contest, which ranks 97th and 1st in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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