Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (1-0) are welcoming the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1-0) at XFINITY Center on Friday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers faced off with Canisius and ended up losing by a score of 77-61 in their last contest. Mount St. Mary's finished the contest with a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 of 55) and converted 8 out of their 19 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers knocked down 5 of their 10 tries for a rate of 50.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 48 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing the defense, Mount St. Mary's let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the field on 34 of 62 shooting. Canisius distributed 13 assists and had 15 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Canisius had 23 rebounds (9 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't have a block. Canisius finished the game at 57.1% at the charity stripe by burying 4 of their 7 attempts. They also converted 5 of 18 shots from 3-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up walking away with 18 and Canisius racked up 19 fouls.

Dallas Hobbs is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He recorded 17 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 23 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He finished 53.8% from the field and earned 5 assists.

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Mount St. Mary's heads into this contest with a mark of 1-0 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 24.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is pulling down 51.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 21 dimes this year, which has them ranked 82nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Mountaineers are connecting on 33.3% from downtown (8 of 24) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 98.0 pts per game (52nd in the country) while hitting 55.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 21.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 210th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 13 conceded for the campaign. The Mountaineers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 30.6% (22 of 72) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 25.0% on 3-point shots and they are 134th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (62.0).

When they last played, the Maryland Terrapins went home victorious with a score of 79-49 against Manhattan. When it comes to rebounding, Maryland permitted Manhattan to snag 35 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.5% from beyond the perimeter via 5 out of 27 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Terrapins permitted Manhattan to knock down 16 of 59 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.1% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Terrapins shot 31 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Maryland converted 5 of 23 tries (21.7%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.6%. Manhattan earned 15 fouls in this matchup which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. The Terrapins were able to corral 13 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 for this contest.

Derik Queen was important for the Terrapins for this contest. He made 9 of 16 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and totaled 20 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 27 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the game.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 1-0 this year. The Terrapins have committed 17.0 fouls per contest while shooting 70.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.0 times per game (223rd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.0 times per contest. Maryland has totaled 79 pts for the season (79.0 per contest) and they collect 54.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Terrapins are hitting on 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 225th in the country.

The Maryland defense surrenders 18.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (5 of 27) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 8.0 assists and 33.0 rebounds every game, which ranks 92nd and 163rd in the country. The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 36th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 49.0. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 27.1% from the field (23rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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