Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Mount St. Mary's (+19)

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (13-20 last season) are headed to XFINITY Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Maryland Terrapins (22-13 last year). Mount St. Mary's opens this contest as 19-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 134.5.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers faced Iona and took a loss by a score of 74-54 in their last game. Mount St. Mary's ended the game having earned a 38.2% FG percentage (21 of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 22 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 7 of their 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected a total of 27 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 6 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed 45.3% from the field on 29 out of 64 shooting. Iona recorded 17 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Furthermore, Iona grabbed 38 rebounds (16 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Iona shot 53.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 15 attempts. They made 8 of their 21 tries from distance. In regard to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up finishing with 16 while Iona accounted for 10 fouls.

Jalen Benjamin is a player who had an impact for the matchup. He went 50.0% from the field and dished out 3 dimes. He played 37 mins played and snagged 1 rebound. He accumulated 27 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's comes into this contest after finishing with a mark of 13-20 last year. They gave up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a team committed 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a squad, Mount St. Mary's pulled down 33.6 boards per contest and tallied 410 assists throughout last year, which ranked 219th in the country in terms of passing. The Mountaineers shot 35.4% on 3-point shots (220 of 622) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They averaged 63.7 points per contest (343rd in the country) while hitting 42.4% from the field.

When they were on the defensive end, the Mountaineers forced 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They were 108th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 390 surrendered over the course of last year. The Mountaineers defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (797 of 1,880) and they surrendered 34.4 rebounds per game as a team. They surrendered 33.3% from 3-point land and they were ranked 84th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Maryland Terrapins took a defeat with a final score of 73-51 when they faced Alabama. In relation to team rebounding, Maryland allowed Alabama to get 39 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 28.6% from distance by going 6 out of 21 and ended up going 21 out of 28 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Terrapins allowed Alabama to make 23 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Terrapins shot 19 for 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.2%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Maryland buried 1 of 8 attempts (12.5%). They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 57.1%. Alabama committed 18 fouls for the matchup which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Terrapins corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the game.

Julian Reese was important for the Terrapins in this matchup. He recorded 14 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist. He knocked down 6 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Maryland had a record of 22-13 last year. As an offensive team, the Terrapins hit 44.8% from the floor, which was ranked 171st in the nation. Maryland accounted for 2,440 points last season (69.7 per game) and they snagged 33.6 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 11.4 times per contest (312th in the country) and they turned the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Terrapins were responsible for committing 16.0 fouls every game and they connected on 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Maryland defense conceded 32.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (197 of 610) and opponents made 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 11.0 dimes and 32.1 rebounds every game, which ranked them 51st and 60th in the nation. The Terrapins defensively were ranked 28th in college basketball in points given up per game with 63.5. They forced 11.9 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (112th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland (-19)

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