Canisius Griffins vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Canisius Golden Griffins vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN+

XFINITY Center is the location where the Maryland Terrapins (3-0) will play the Canisius Golden Griffins (0-3) on Tuesday.

The Canisius Golden Griffins played Mercyhurst and ended up losing by a score of 62-52 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Griffins walked away with 17 while Mercyhurst totaled 11 personal fouls. They converted 6 of their 23 shots from three-point range. Mercyhurst shot 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 18 tries. Additionally, Mercyhurst collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Mercyhurst recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Canisius allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 7 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they collected 32 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Griffins made 10 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Canisius ended with a 37.8% field goal percentage (17 out of 45) and buried 8 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Paul McMillan IV is one player who came through in the matchup. He shot 46.2% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He totaled 20 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Canisius will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 0-3 this season. They currently have an average of 64.7 points per contest (330th in college hoops) while going 43.4% from the floor. The Griffins are shooting 39.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (32 of 81) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Canisius is grabbing 26.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 32 dimes for the campaign, which is 312th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 15.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Griffins are able to force 7.7 turnovers every game while drawing 11.7 personal fouls. They rank 269th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 46 conceded on the season. The Griffins are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.3% (86 of 182) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 316th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (80.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Maryland Terrapins got the victory with a final of 84-53 when they played Florida A&M. When it comes to how they rebounded, Maryland allowed Florida A&M to pull down 36 in all (9 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.6% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 of 21 and ended up going 7 of 17 at the charity stripe (41.2%). The Terrapins allowed Florida A&M to knock down 20 out of their 51 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.2% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Terrapins finished the game shooting 31 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.4%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Maryland converted 8 out of their 29 attempts (27.6%). They were able to bury 14 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. Florida A&M earned 19 fouls for the contest which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. The Terrapins corralled 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for this game.

Julian Reese ended up being a major contributor for the Terrapins for the game. He knocked down 8 out of 12 in this matchup for a rate of 66.7%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 20 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 3-0 for the year. The Terrapins have committed 16.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per game (280th in D-1) and they are turning it over 7.3 times per contest. Maryland has accumulated 249 pts for the year (83.0 per game) and they grab 42.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Terrapins are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which is ranked 198th in the nation.

The Terrapins on defense are ranked 5th in D-1 in PPG given up with 51.3. They are able to force 19.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 34.9% from the floor (31st in the country). The Maryland defense allows 27.9% on shots from distance (17 of 61) and opponents are knocking down 59.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 9.7 assists and 35.0 total boards per game, ranking them 59th and 195th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Canisius

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