Rider Broncs vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Maryland Terrapins (3-3) will try to defeat the Rider Broncs (1-4) at XFINITY Center on Tuesday.

The Rider Broncs faced Stony Brook and went home with a loss by a final score of 55-48 in their last contest. Rider ended the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (20 out of 60) and buried 3 out of their 21 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Broncs buried 5 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 55.6%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 10 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of the defense, Rider allowed the other team to go 34.0% from the floor on 18 of 53 shooting. Stony Brook recorded 5 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Additionally, Stony Brook pulled down 39 rebounds (6 offensive, 33 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Stony Brook shot 75.0% from the free throw line by converting 18 of their 24 tries. They also converted 1 out of their 19 shots from downtown. When it comes to personal fouls, the Broncs walked away with 21 while Stony Brook totaled 13 personal fouls.

Mervin James is a guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and also snagged 9 boards. He went 53.3% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Rider heads into this contest with a record of 1-4 so far this season. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Rider is snagging 41.6 boards per contest and has totaled 64 dimes this year, which ranks 316th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Broncs are shooting 25.2% on shots from downtown (26 of 103) and 60.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.8 points per game (311th in college basketball) while hitting 39.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Broncs are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 fouls. They rank 110th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 67 conceded this season. The Broncs defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 40.2% (119 of 296) and they concede 40.4 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 29.2% on 3-point shots while they are 195th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins got the victory with a final of 68-55 against South Alabama. With respect to attacking the glass, Maryland permitted South Alabama to get 22 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They went 29.4% from distance by going 5 of 17 and finished the contest at 10 out of 10 at the free throw line (100.0%). The Terrapins permitted South Alabama to convert 20 of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.2% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.1%. In reference to 3-point shots, Maryland converted 5 out of 31 attempts (16.1%). They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. South Alabama committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Terrapins were able to pull down 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest.

Julian Reese ended up being important for the Terrapins for the contest. He earned 19 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this matchup. He knocked down 7 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and accumulated 15 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 3-3 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Terrapins are hitting on 39.3% from the field, which is 332nd in the country. Maryland has accounted for 392 points for the year (65.3 per game) and they collect 37.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 10.0 times per contest (340th in D-1) and they are turning it over 13.8 times per game. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 16.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The Maryland defense allows 31.8% on three-point shots (28 of 88) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 9.5 assists and 34.2 boards per contest, which ranks 37th and 148th in college basketball. The Terrapins are ranked 19th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 60.5. They have forced 15.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (91st in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rider

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