Northwestern Wildcats vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (15-13) will take on the Northwestern Wildcats (19-8) at XFINITY Center on Wednesday.

The Northwestern Wildcats played Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 76-62 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 14 while Michigan accounted for 13 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 11 tries from long range. Michigan shot 55.6% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of 18 attempts. Additionally, Michigan had 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Michigan doled out 13 assists and had 1 steal in this contest. With regard to defense, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 22 out of 44 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 32 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 6 of 9 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Northwestern walked away from the contest having earned a 46.9% FG percentage (30 out of 64) and knocked down 10 out of their 22 shots from downtown.

Ryan Langborg is a player who was important in this matchup. He shot 46.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He accumulated 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Northwestern steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 19-8 on the season. They are averaging 74.4 points per outing (161st in D-1) while connecting on 45.8% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 39.5% from downtown (229 of 580) and 73.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northwestern is collecting 31.5 rebounds per contest and has 431 dimes for the year, which ranks 56th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 8.9 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.2 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats have forced 13.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 223rd in college basketball in allowing assists with 370 surrendered on the season. The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 45.2% (632 of 1,398) and they concede 33.2 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 103rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.3).

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins took home the win by a final score of 63-46 against Rutgers. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Maryland permitted Rutgers to snag 25 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 18.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 2 out of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 10 out of 17 at the charity stripe (58.8%). The Terrapins permitted Rutgers to bury 17 out of their 46 tries from the field which had them shooting 37.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins shot 21 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.2%. When discussing three-point attempts, Maryland knocked down 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 62.5%. Rutgers committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Terrapins were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this matchup.

Julian Reese ended up being a major contributor for the Terrapins in the matchup. He made 8 of 11 for the contest for a rate of 72.7%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Maryland has a mark of 15-13 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Terrapins are shooting 41.3% from the field, which ranks 328th in Division 1. Maryland has 1,949 pts for the year (69.6 per contest) and they average 36.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.8 times per game (334th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.9 times per game. The Terrapins are committing 17.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Maryland defense gives up 31.7% from downtown (144 of 454) and their opposition makes 75.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 10.4 dimes and 34.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 15th and 157th in Division 1. The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 19th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 64.3. They have forced 12.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (41st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Northwestern

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