Michigan Wolverines vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: FS1

XFINITY Center is where the Maryland Terrapins (9-6) will play the Michigan Wolverines (6-9) on Thursday.

The Michigan Wolverines stepped onto the hardwood against Penn State and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-73 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Wolverines ended up finishing with 23 and Penn State totaled 19 personal fouls. They made 7 of 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Penn State shot 76.9% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 26 tries. In addition, Penn State grabbed 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn State earned 11 assists and had 11 steals for this game. In terms of the defense, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 41.9% from the field on 26 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for this contest while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 31 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wolverines made 13 of 20 tries for a percentage of 65.0%. Michigan ended with a 50.0% FG percentage (26 out of 52) and made 8 of 24 three-point attempts.

Terrance Williams is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He went 57.1% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Michigan comes into this contest with a mark of 6-9 this year. They average 81.7 pts per contest (43rd in the nation) while going 48.1% from the floor. The Wolverines are connecting on 37.6% on shots from downtown (138 of 367) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Michigan is snagging 37.7 boards per contest and has totaled 207 assists on the year, which has them ranked 186th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% on 3-pointers while they are 337th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.7). The Wolverines defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (434 of 967) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 164th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 189 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-62 when they faced Minnesota. The Terrapins were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this contest. They also gave up possession 17 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. Minnesota earned 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Maryland buried 4 of their 12 attempts (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins ended up going 19 out of 50 from the floor which had them shooting 38.0%. The Terrapins permitted Minnesota to bury 24 out of their 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.7% for the contest. They finished 26.1% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 23 and finished the contest at 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Maryland permitted Minnesota to collect 27 in total (9 offensive).

Jahmir Young pitched in for the Terrapins for this game. He scored 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 2 dimes for this contest. He converted 5 out of 17 in the game for a rate of 29.4%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Maryland has a record of 9-6 this year. As an offense, the Terrapins are shooting 40.7% from the field, which is 329th in the country. Maryland has totaled 1,066 points on the campaign (71.1 per contest) and they average 37.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 10.7 times per contest (339th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. The Terrapins commit 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the free throw line.

The Terrapins are ranked 31st in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 63.7. They are able to force 14.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the floor (77th in college hoops). The Maryland defense allows 34.2% on shots from 3-point land (79 of 231) and their opponents are making 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.8 assists and 35.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 46th and 227th in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Maryland and under the total points

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