Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Maryland Terrapins (18-9) will go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-18) at XFINITY Center on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers took the court against Illinois and ended up losing by a score of 78-69 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up with 19 and Illinois accounted for 18 fouls. They also made 10 of 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. Illinois ended up going 53.8% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 26 tries. Additionally, Illinois pulled down 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Illinois distributed 8 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to shoot 48.2% from the floor on 27 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 14 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 32 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Golden Gophers made 9 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Minnesota finished the game with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 of 57) and buried 6 of their 17 3-point shots.

Jamison Battle is a player who was a major factor for the game. He went 55.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and also totaled 6 rebounds. He notched 31 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-18 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.7 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 33.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 351 dimes so far this season, which is 225th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Gophers are shooting 30.3% on 3-pointers (145 of 478) and 60.3% from the charity stripe. They average 61.5 pts per game (351st in the nation) while hitting 42.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Gophers are able to force 9.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 206th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 358 conceded so far this year. The Golden Gophers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (668 of 1,522) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 35.9% on three-point shots while they are 185th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.8).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-66 against Nebraska. When talking about attacking the glass, Maryland permitted Nebraska to get 39 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 18.8% from 3-point land by going 3 out of 16 and ended up shooting 19 out of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Terrapins permitted Nebraska to knock down 24 out of 58 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 41.4% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Terrapins went 23 out of 69 from the floor which had them shooting 33.3%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Maryland buried 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 68.4%. Nebraska was called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. The Terrapins pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game.

Julian Reese was important for the Terrapins for this game. He buried 5 out of 8 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 16 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 31 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Maryland has a record of 18-9 this season. The Terrapins are committing 16.1 fouls every game and they connect on 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.4 times per game (312th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per contest. Maryland has accumulated 1,903 pts for the season (70.5 per contest) and they pull down 34.9 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Terrapins are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks them 191st in Division 1.

The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 23rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 62.7. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (71st in college basketball). The Maryland defense allows 30.8% on 3-point shots (147 of 477) and opponents are connecting on 72.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 10.9 dimes and 32.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 43rd and 85th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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