Maryland Terrapins vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 1/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Sunday, January 7, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-3) will take on the Maryland Terrapins (9-5) at Williams Arena on Sunday.

The Maryland Terrapins took the court against Purdue and took a loss by a score of 67-53 in their last contest. Maryland finished the contest having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (21 out of 63) and buried 5 out of their 22 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Terrapins buried 6 of 11 tries for a rate of 54.5%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 30 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 5 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to defense, Maryland allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the floor on 25 of 54 shooting. Purdue distributed 16 dimes and had 1 steal in the game. Additionally, Purdue totaled 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Purdue finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 10 tries. They also buried 9 out of their 20 attempts from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Terrapins walked away with 12 while Purdue racked up 7 personal fouls.

Jahmir Young is someone who was a major factor in this matchup. He walked away with 26 points on 12 of 23 shooting. He played for 35 mins played and pulled down 4 boards. He finished shooting 52.2% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Maryland heads into this matchup with a record of 9-5 on the campaign. They average 71.7 pts per game (261st in D-1) while hitting 40.9% from the floor. The Terrapins are hitting 27.2% from downtown (88 of 324) and 69.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Maryland is pulling in 37.5 boards per game and has racked up 151 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 327th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Terrapins are able to force 14.4 turnovers every game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They currently rank 44th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 144 conceded on the year. The Terrapins defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.7% (318 of 782) and they relinquish 35.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 35.1% from beyond the arc while they are 30th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (63.6).

For their last game, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home victorious with a score of 73-71 against Michigan. The Golden Gophers snagged 19 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this contest. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. Michigan earned 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of those for a rate of 55.6%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Minnesota converted 10 out of 24 tries (41.7%). Overall, the Golden Gophers finished the game shooting 29 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 47.5%. The Golden Gophers allowed Michigan to knock down 24 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4% in this contest. They shot 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 6 out of 19 and ended up going 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota permitted Michigan to snag 33 in all (11 on the offensive side).

Mike Mitchell was important for the Golden Gophers for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 1 rebound. He tallied 18 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accumulated 3 assists in this contest.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 11-3 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Gophers are connecting on 49.5% from the field, which is 24th in the country. Minnesota has scored 1,119 pts for the year (79.9 per game) and they collect 38.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.9 times per game (5th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. The Golden Gophers are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game and they go 69.3% from the free throw line.

The Golden Gophers defensively are ranked 91st in college hoops in PPG allowed with 66.6. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (121st in the country). The Minnesota defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (82 of 249) and opponents are making 73.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 12.1 assists and 31.7 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 141st and 46th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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