Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 12/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (10-2) will compete against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (4-11) at XFINITY Center on Saturday.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced off with Cairn and notched a win by a score of 81-64 in their last game. Maryland Eastern Shore walked away from the game having earned a 55.8% field goal percentage (29 of 52) and buried 3 of 11 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 20 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 37 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 15 dimes in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. In relation to defending, Maryland Eastern Shore let their opponent shoot 36.9% from the floor on 24 out of 65 shooting. Cairn recorded 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. Additionally, Cairn pulled down 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Cairn shot 61.5% at the free throw line by converting 8 of 13 attempts. They made 8 of 36 tries from 3-point land. In reference to fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 17 and Cairn recorded 19 fouls.

Christopher Flippin is one guy who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 21 points on 9 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He finished the game at 100.0% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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Maryland Eastern Shore heads into this game with a record of 4-11 for the season. They turn it over 13.5 times per game and as a team are committing 16.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Maryland Eastern Shore is pulling in 33.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 173 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 191st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 33.2% on shots from distance (101 of 304) and 64.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.7 points per contest (306th in D-1) while connecting on 44.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 354th in D-1 in giving up assists with 221 surrendered for the campaign. The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (430 of 942) and they surrender 38.2 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 31.4% on 3-pointers and they are 346th in college in PPG allowed (80.5).

In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins got the victory with a final of 87-60 when they faced Syracuse. The Terrapins were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 15 steals in the matchup. Syracuse committed 8 personal fouls for the contest which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 6 tries. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Maryland made 12 of their 27 attempts (44.4%). Overall, the Terrapins walked away from this one shooting 35 for 73 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9%. The Terrapins allowed Syracuse to bury 25 out of 58 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 43.1% in the matchup. They shot 50.0% from distance by going 8 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 2 out of 2 at the charity stripe (100.0%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Maryland permitted Syracuse to grab 28 overall (6 offensive).

Selton Miguel ended up being a major contributor for the Terrapins for the matchup. He buried 8 of 11 for this game for a rate of 72.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 27 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup.

Maryland has a mark of 10-2 so far this year. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 14.8 fouls per game and they hit 73.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per contest (50th in the country) and they are turning it over 9.6 times per game. Maryland has 1,053 points so far this year (87.8 per game) and they average 40.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Terrapins are shooting 50.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 21st in college hoops.

The Terrapins on defense are ranked 13th in the country in points allowed per game with 60.7. They are able to force 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (37th in the nation). The Maryland defense allows 30.5% from downtown (81 of 266) and their opponents are making 66.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 11.0 assists and 31.3 boards per contest, which ranks 62nd and 48th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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