Penn State Nittany Lions vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the location where the Maryland Terrapins (4-4) will attempt to beat the Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4) on Wednesday.

The Penn State Nittany Lions played Bucknell and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-67 in their last contest. Penn State walked away from the contest with a 46.9% FG percentage (23 out of 49) and converted 4 of their 19 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Nittany Lions knocked down 17 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 24 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of the defense, Penn State let their opponent shoot 58.0% from the field on 29 of 50 shooting. Bucknell earned 15 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Bucknell pulled down 22 boards (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bucknell ended up shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe by making 8 of their 11 shots. They also buried 10 of 21 shots from long range. In reference to fouls, the Nittany Lions ended up walking away with 14 while Bucknell totaled 18 fouls.

Qudus Wahab is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 87.5% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and totaled 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 18 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Penn State heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-4 on the season. They cough up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Penn State is collecting 33.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 85 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 292nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Nittany Lions are shooting 29.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (57 of 194) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.8 pts per contest (166th in the nation) while going 44.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nittany Lions are forcing 16.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.4 fouls. They are conceding 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 147th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.1). The Nittany Lions defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.7% (202 of 452) and they relinquish 36.3 boards per game as a team. They rank 133rd in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 90 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins took a loss by a final score of 65-53 against Indiana. The Terrapins were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 29 in this game. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 9 steals in the game. Indiana had 17 fouls in this contest which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 64.7%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Maryland buried 2 of 16 attempts (12.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins finished the game shooting 20 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.7%. The Terrapins permitted Indiana to make 26 out of 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.6% for the contest. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 3 out of 9 and finished the contest at 10 out of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). In reference to team rebounding, Maryland allowed Indiana to snag 42 in total (13 offensive).

Jahmir Young was important for the Terrapins in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 14 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and totaled 3 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists for this contest.

Maryland has a record of 4-4 so far this year. The Terrapins commit 17.8 fouls per game and they hit 67.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.6 times per contest (322nd in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. Maryland has totaled 548 pts on the campaign (68.5 per contest) and they grab 35.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Terrapins are hitting on 41.2% from the field, which is 304th in college basketball.

The Maryland defense surrenders 31.1% on 3-pointers (33 of 106) and their opponents are making 74.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.5 dimes and 36.4 rebounds per game, which ranks them 67th and 241st in the country. The Terrapins are ranked 31st in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.0. They are able to force 15.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the floor (141st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Penn State

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