Maryland Terrapins vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (8-1) are traveling to Mackey Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (7-2).

The Maryland Terrapins faced Ohio State and notched a win by a score of 83-59 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Terrapins ended up finishing with 16 while Ohio State totaled 19 personal fouls. They also converted 4 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc. Ohio State ended up going 61.1% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 18 attempts. Additionally, Ohio State grabbed 28 rebounds (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Ohio State totaled 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. With regard to the defense, Maryland allowed 37.9% from the floor on 22 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Terrapins converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Maryland ended the contest with a 46.8% FG percentage (29 of 62) and knocked down 7 out of their 25 three-point shots.

Ja'Kobi Gillespie is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He walked away with 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and also collected 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Maryland enters this matchup with a mark of 8-1 for the year. They are averaging 86.3 pts per contest (18th in the nation) while shooting 49.5% from the field. The Terrapins are hitting 33.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (74 of 223) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Maryland is grabbing 40.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 135 assists for the year, which ranks 110th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 9.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.7 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Terrapins have forced 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 45th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 86 relinquished for the campaign. The Terrapins are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 37.2% (188 of 505) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 28.4% on shots from distance while they are 10th in college hoops in PPG allowed (58.7).

The last time they took the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took a loss by a score of 81-70 when they played Penn State. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Purdue allowed Penn State to collect 26 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.9% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 28 of 32 from the charity stripe (87.5%). The Boilermakers allowed Penn State to convert 23 out of 47 tries from the floor which had them at 48.9% for this game. Overall, the Boilermakers shot 24 out of 47 from the field which had them shooting 51.1%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Purdue knocked down 8 of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a clip of 73.7%. Penn State had 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 22 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. The Boilermakers were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 22 in the matchup.

Fletcher Loyer was important for the Boilermakers in this game. He made 3 out of 10 in this game for a rate of 30.0%, and added 4 rebounds. He earned 15 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in the matchup.

Purdue has a record of 7-2 on the season. As an offensive team, the Boilermakers are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which is 20th in the nation. Purdue has accounted for 700 pts this year (77.8 per game) and they pull in 34.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.8 times per game (26th in the country) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 15.3 fouls per game and they hit 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Purdue defense gives up 29.3% on shots from distance (66 of 225) and opponents are making 77.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.0 assists and 30.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 258th and 27th in those categories. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 144th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They have forced 10.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (172nd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Purdue

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