Ohio State Buckeyes vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the location where the Maryland Terrapins (7-1) will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2) on Wednesday.

The Ohio State Buckeyes stepped onto the hardwood against Pittsburgh and ended up losing by a score of 91-90 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Buckeyes walked away with 20 while Pittsburgh accounted for 24 fouls. They also made 8 of 24 attempts from downtown. Pittsburgh finished 76.7% from the free throw line by making 23 of their 30 shots. In addition, Pittsburgh pulled down 33 rebounds (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pittsburgh earned 10 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Ohio State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.8% from the floor on 30 of 67 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Buckeyes made 19 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 65.5%. Ohio State finished having earned a 51.7% FG percentage (30 out of 58) and made 11 out of their 20 three-point attempts.

Bruce Thornton is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He shot 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 10 assists. He was on the hardwood for 45 mins and pulled down 3 boards. He racked up 24 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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Ohio State comes into this game with a record of 5-2 for the year. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Ohio State is snagging 37.6 boards per game and has totaled 122 dimes on the season, which ranks 118th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Buckeyes are shooting 44.8% on three-point attempts (77 of 172) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 85.9 pts per contest (26th in the country) while connecting on 51.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Buckeyes are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 13th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 62 relinquished so far this year. The Buckeyes are allowing a field goal percentage of 35.8% (144 of 402) and they relinquish 31.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 26.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 39th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.9).

In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins walked away with a victory by a final of 96-58 against Alcorn State. The Terrapins collected 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. Alcorn State committed 19 fouls for the matchup which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.5%. When it comes to three-point shots, Maryland made 11 of 23 tries (47.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Terrapins ended up going 32 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 57.1%. The Terrapins permitted Alcorn State to bury 21 out of their 67 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.3% for the contest. They shot 25.0% from beyond the arc via 5 of 20 and finished the game at 11 of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). When discussing rebounding, Maryland permitted Alcorn State to snag 26 in total (11 offensive).

Derik Queen ended up being a major contributor for the Terrapins for this contest. He earned 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 4 assists for the contest. He knocked down 6 out of 9 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

Maryland has a mark of 7-1 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Terrapins are connecting on 49.8% from the field, which has them ranked 32nd in D-1. Maryland has earned 694 points so far this season (86.8 per contest) and they pull in 40.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.6 times per game (91st in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.6 times per contest. The Terrapins commit 15.6 fouls per game and they hit 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Maryland defense allows 29.1% on shots from beyond the arc (53 of 182) and their opposition makes 66.1% of their foul shots. They concede 9.6 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 22nd and 72nd in the country. The Terrapins on the defensive end are ranked 10th in D-1 in PPG given up with 58.6. They have forced 16.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.1% from the floor (21st in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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