Maryland Terrapins vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

Pauley Pavilion is the location where the UCLA Bruins (5-5) will take on the Maryland Terrapins (7-4) on Friday.

The Maryland Terrapins took the court against Nicholls State and walked away with a win by a score of 73-67 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Terrapins ended up with 15 while Nicholls State finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They also made 12 of 22 tries from downtown. Nicholls State finished 52.9% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of 17 shots. On top of that, Nicholls State collected 36 boards (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Nicholls State totaled 12 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Pertaining to defending, Maryland let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the floor on 23 out of 59 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Terrapins converted 19 of 29 attempts for a rate of 65.5%. Maryland finished the game having earned a 35.5% FG percentage (22 of 62) and converted 10 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Jahmir Young is a guy who played a role for this contest. He went 38.5% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Maryland heads into this game with a mark of 7-4 on the season. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.5 fouls per game. As a team, Maryland is grabbing 38.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 126 assists for the season, which has them ranked 300th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Terrapins are shooting 26.7% from downtown (69 of 258) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They average 73.4 pts per game (229th in the nation) while connecting on 41.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Terrapins are able to force 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 21.9 fouls. They currently rank 49th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 117 relinquished on the season. The Terrapins defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.4% (256 of 619) and they concede 35.8 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 35.8% from beyond the arc and they are 47th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the UCLA Bruins took a loss by a final score of 76-72 when they faced Cal State Northridge. The Bruins pulled down 21 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 19 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. Cal State Northridge earned 31 personal fouls in this game which took the Bruins to the charity stripe for 35 tries. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 65.7%. In regard to 3-pointers, UCLA made 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bruins finished shooting 20 out of 54 from the field which had them sitting at 37.0%. The Bruins allowed Cal State Northridge to bury 27 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.6% for this game. They finished 29.4% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 from the charity stripe (73.9%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, UCLA permitted Cal State Northridge to collect 34 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Sebastian Mack ended up being a factor for the Bruins in this contest. He converted 6 out of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and added 4 rebounds. He totaled 27 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this contest.

UCLA has a record of 5-5 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bruins are shooting 43.2% from the floor, which ranks 266th in D-1. UCLA has totaled 685 points on the campaign (68.5 per contest) and they collect 36.4 boards per game. They are getting an assist 12.4 times per game (267th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per game. The Bruins commit 19.0 fouls every game and they connect on 72.0% from the free throw line.

The UCLA defense gives up 29.2% on 3-point attempts (73 of 250) and opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 10.3 dimes and 31.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 35th and 30th in the nation. The Bruins on the defensive side of the court are 15th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 61.3. They are able to force 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the floor (28th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCLA

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