Marquette Golden Eagles vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: FS1

The Maryland Terrapins (3-0) will try to defeat the Marquette Golden Eagles (3-0) at XFINITY Center on Friday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Central Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 70-62 in their last contest. Marquette finished the game having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (20 out of 55) and converted 10 out of their 36 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles buried 20 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 24 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest in addition to creating 24 turnovers and earning 19 steals. In reference to defending, Marquette allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the field on 21 of 52 shooting. Central Michigan totaled 15 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Central Michigan grabbed 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Central Michigan shot 66.7% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 21 shots. They made 6 of 25 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 21 while Central Michigan recorded 20 personal fouls.

Stevie Mitchell is someone who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He played for 29 minutes and pulled down 1 rebound. He left the arena with 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Marquette will enter this matchup with a record of 3-0 for the season. They are giving up possession 9.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Marquette is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and has totaled 54 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 64th in the nation in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles are shooting 29.4% on shots from 3-point land (30 of 102) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. They average 84.7 pts per game (92nd in Division 1) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 19.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are 235th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 40 relinquished on the season. The Golden Eagles defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.2% (65 of 170) and they surrender 38.7 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 70th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (62.3).

When they last played, the Maryland Terrapins took home the win by a final score of 84-53 against Florida A&M. When talking about rebounds, Maryland permitted Florida A&M to snag 36 overall (9 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 17 from the free throw line (41.2%). The Terrapins permitted Florida A&M to make 20 out of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.2% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins shot 31 for 64 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Maryland knocked down 8 of 29 attempts (27.6%). They were able to knock down 14 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Florida A&M committed 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Terrapins were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 in the game.

Julian Reese was important for the Terrapins in this contest. He recorded 21 points in his 20 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in this contest. He converted 8 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Terrapins are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 199th in college basketball. Maryland has scored 249 pts this year (83.0 per game) and they average 42.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 12.3 times per contest (277th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 7.3 times per game. The Terrapins are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they go 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Maryland defense gives up 27.9% on three-point shots (17 of 61) and their opposition makes 59.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 9.7 assists and 35.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 62nd and 197th in the country. The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 5th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 51.3. They are forcing their opponents into 19.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 34.9% from the field (31st in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marquette

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