Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 3/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+11)

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-21) are en route to United Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Maryland Terrapins (20-11). Minnesota opens this matchup as 11-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 133.5.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers took the court against Wisconsin and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-67 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up walking away with 20 and Wisconsin accumulated 19 personal fouls. They made 3 out of their 12 shots from beyond the arc. Wisconsin finished shooting 82.4% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 17 attempts. Furthermore, Wisconsin totaled 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wisconsin doled out 10 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Regarding defending, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 49.1% from the field on 27 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Golden Gophers knocked down 11 of 19 tries for a rate of 57.9%. Minnesota ended having earned a 52.1% FG percentage (25 out of 48) and converted 6 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Dawson Garcia is one guy who played a role for this contest. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 40 mins played but didn't pull down any boards. He finished the game at 57.1% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Minnesota comes into this one with a win-loss record of 8-21 for the year. They are averaging 62.7 points per game (351st in D-1) while shooting 43.0% from the field. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 31.9% on three-point attempts (177 of 554) and 61.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 33.1 boards per contest and has earned 416 assists so far this year, which is 168th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 15.2 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Golden Gophers have forced 9.9 turnovers every game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are ranked 202nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 404 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Gophers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (784 of 1,740) and they concede 36.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 35.9% on three-point shots and they rank 202nd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Maryland Terrapins took a loss by a score of 65-64 when they played Penn State. In regard to cleaning up the glass, Maryland permitted Penn State to snag 24 in total (4 offensive). They wrapped up this game 37.0% from distance by going 10 out of 27 and finished the contest at 3 of 5 from the charity stripe (60.0%). The Terrapins permitted Penn State to make 26 of their 54 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.1% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Terrapins shot 23 for 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.0%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Maryland made 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a clip of 83.3%. Penn State was called for 14 personal fouls for the contest which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 12 shots. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Terrapins corralled 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this contest.

Jahmir Young was important for the Terrapins for the contest. He had 26 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 9 of 17 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 20-11 so far this year. The Terrapins have committed 15.8 fouls per contest and they go 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.4 times per contest (309th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. Maryland has accumulated 2,192 pts for the campaign (70.7 per game) and they pull down 33.9 boards per contest. As an offense, the Terrapins are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks 140th in Division 1.

The Terrapins are ranked 27th in the nation in points allowed per game with 63.2. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (101st in college hoops). The Maryland defense allows 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (174 of 547) and their opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 11.0 dimes and 31.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 54th and 54th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (+11)

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