Bucknell Bison vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bucknell Bison vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (5-1) will take on the Bucknell Bison (4-3) at XFINITY Center on Wednesday.

The Bucknell Bison faced off with Rider and went home with a loss by a final score of 57-53 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Bison ended up finishing with 18 and Rider racked up 20 fouls. They also made 5 of their 16 attempts from 3-point land. Rider ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 27 attempts. Moreover, Rider snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rider recorded 12 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to defending, Bucknell allowed the other team to shoot 32.7% from the field on 17 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bison made 12 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. Bucknell wrapped up the game having earned a 35.4% FG percentage (17 out of 48) and converted 7 out of their 28 three-point attempts.

Josh Bascoe is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He totaled 13 points on 5 of 16 shooting. He played for 36 mins played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up going 31.3% from the floor and also earned 3 dimes.

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Bucknell comes into this one with a mark of 4-3 this year. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Bucknell is pulling in 37.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 98 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 99th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bison are connecting on 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 178) and 65.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.4 points per game (191st in D-1) while going 44.2% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bison are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They are 261st in D-1 in giving up assists with 90 surrendered so far this season. The Bison defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.2% (189 of 459) and they concede 39.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 31.3% on shots from distance and they are 280th in the nation in PPG allowed (76.0).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins took home the win by a final score of 76-75 against Villanova. Concerning attacking the glass, Maryland permitted Villanova to pull down 28 in all (13 offensive). They went 31.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 29 and ended up shooting 8 of 9 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Terrapins permitted Villanova to convert 29 out of their 62 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.8% in the matchup. Overall, the Terrapins shot 28 for 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Maryland knocked down 6 out of their 19 tries (31.6%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.7%. Villanova committed 18 fouls for the game which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 19 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. The Terrapins were able to snag 15 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game.

Derik Queen pitched in for the Terrapins for the matchup. He converted 9 of 14 for the game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and earned 11 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and accounted for 5 dimes in this matchup.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 5-1 for the season. The Terrapins are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.7 times per game (222nd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 9.5 times per contest. Maryland has totaled 507 points so far this season (84.5 per contest) and they grab 40.8 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Terrapins are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks them 67th in the country.

The Maryland defense gives up 28.3% on 3-point attempts (39 of 138) and their opponents are connecting on 67.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 8.8 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 18th and 70th in college hoops. The Terrapins defensively are ranked 8th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 57.3. They are able to force 16.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.3% from the field (35th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Bucknell

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