South Alabama Jaguars vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Alabama Jaguars vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (2-3) are welcoming the South Alabama Jaguars (4-3) at XFINITY Center on Saturday.

The South Alabama Jaguars played Lynn and walked away with a win by a score of 74-62 in their last contest. South Alabama ended with a 47.1% field goal percentage (24 of 51) and knocked down 5 of their 18 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jaguars buried 21 of 24 shots for a rate of 87.5%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 6 assists in the game while forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to defending, South Alabama allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the floor on 25 out of 65 shooting. Lynn doled out 8 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Lynn grabbed 40 boards (14 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Lynn ended up going 54.5% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 11 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. When discussing fouls, the Jaguars ended up finishing with 10 while Lynn accumulated 17 fouls.

Maxwell Land is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. He accounted for 17 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also snagged 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 60.0% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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South Alabama will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-3 for the season. They currently have an average of 75.6 points per outing (180th in college basketball) while shooting 45.2% from the field. The Jaguars are shooting 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (52 of 160) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, South Alabama is grabbing 33.6 boards per game and has tallied 73 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 152nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.6 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Jaguars are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They currently rank 330th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 88 relinquished on the season. The Jaguars defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (200 of 428) and they relinquish 36.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 321st in D-1 in opponents PPG (79.1).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins walked away with a victory by a final of 92-68 when they faced UMBC. The Terrapins were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 12 steals for the game. UMBC had 23 personal fouls for the contest which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 37 shots. They were able to make 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.9%. In regard to three-point attempts, Maryland made 6 out of their 21 attempts (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Terrapins went 31 for 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.6%. The Terrapins allowed UMBC to knock down 27 out of 68 tries from the field which had them sitting at 39.7% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 29.4% from beyond the arc by connecting on 5 out of 17 and finished the contest at 9 out of 14 from the free throw line (64.3%). In the matter of rebounding, Maryland permitted UMBC to snag 39 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Jahmir Young ended up being a factor for the Terrapins in this contest. He buried 5 of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 38.5%, and added 3 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in this game.

Maryland has a record of 2-3 on the year. The Terrapins are committing 17.2 fouls every game and they hit 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 9.4 times per game (347th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Maryland has accounted for 324 pts so far this season (64.8 per contest) and they grab 36.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Terrapins are shooting 38.8% from the floor, which ranks them 337th in the nation.

The Maryland defense allows 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (23 of 71) and opponents are converting on 75.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.2 dimes and 35.8 boards per game, which is 66th and 214th in D-1. The Terrapins defensively are ranked 40th in college hoops in PPG given up with 61.6. They are forcing 16.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (118th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maryland

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