Maryland Terrapins vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (11-6) are traveling to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (12-4).

The Maryland Terrapins played Illinois and earned the victory with a final of 76-67 in their last contest. Maryland finished having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 of 65) and knocked down 4 of their 17 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Terrapins converted 12 of their 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 37 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 14 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With regard to defense, Maryland let their opponent shoot 32.8% from the field on 21 out of 64 shooting. Illinois distributed 8 assists and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, Illinois grabbed 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Illinois ended up going 79.2% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 24 attempts. They also converted 6 out of their 22 attempts from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Terrapins ended up with 15 while Illinois accumulated 14 fouls.

Jahmir Young is someone who had an impact in this matchup. He finished shooting 45.8% from the field and totaled 8 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He accounted for 28 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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Maryland will enter this game with a win-loss record of 11-6 this year. They average 70.9 points per outing (270th in D-1) while shooting 41.1% from the field. The Terrapins are connecting on 27.5% on shots from downtown (103 of 374) and 70.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Maryland is grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 186 assists this season, which is 326th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Terrapins are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 23rd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (63.5). The Terrapins defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.1% (384 of 958) and they concede 35.9 boards per game as a squad. They are 53rd in college hoops in giving up assists with 180 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a score of 71-63 when they faced Wisconsin. When it comes to team rebounding, Northwestern permitted Wisconsin to collect 27 overall (7 on the offensive side). They went 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 7 of 14 and ended up shooting 20 of 26 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Wildcats allowed Wisconsin to make 22 of 44 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 23 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 42.6%. In reference to shots from downtown, Northwestern buried 6 of their 21 tries (28.6%). They were able to bury 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Wisconsin had 16 fouls in this game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for this game.

Boo Buie was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 16 in the game for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He tallied 22 points in his 40 mins on the court and accounted for 2 assists in this contest.

Northwestern has a mark of 12-4 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 67th in the nation. Northwestern has accounted for 1,168 points for the year (73.0 per game) and they pull down 30.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per contest (37th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 9.4 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.4 fouls every game and they go 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Northwestern defense surrenders 35.1% on 3-point shots (113 of 322) and their opposition knocks down 74.1% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 12.8 assists and 32.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 180th and 76th in college basketball. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 77th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (239th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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