Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (13-9) will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-10) at XFINITY Center on Tuesday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights faced Michigan and earned the victory with a final of 69-59 in their last contest. Rutgers walked away from the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 of 67) and knocked down 2 out of their 13 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights buried 13 of 17 shots for a percentage of 76.5%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 dimes for the contest in addition to creating 18 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to defense, Rutgers let their opponent shoot 43.4% from the field on 23 out of 53 shooting. Michigan earned 10 assists and had 2 steals for this game. Moreover, Michigan collected 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Michigan ended up going 85.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 7 attempts. They also made 7 out of their 24 attempts from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights finished with 13 and Michigan totaled 14 personal fouls.

Derek Simpson is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He finished 53.8% from the field and also dished out 6 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and also pulled down 5 boards. He recorded 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Rutgers comes into this one with a record of 11-10 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Rutgers is collecting 38.7 rebounds per game and has totaled 248 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 323rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Scarlet Knights are hitting 28.0% on shots from downtown (117 of 418) and 65.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 66.9 pts per contest (329th in the country) while hitting 38.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Scarlet Knights are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 42nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (66.0). The Scarlet Knights defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.2% (487 of 1,210) and they surrender 39.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 85th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 258 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Maryland Terrapins took a loss by a final score of 63-54 against Michigan State. With respect to team rebounding, Maryland permitted Michigan State to pull down 33 overall (11 offensive). They finished the game shooting 28.6% from distance by going 4 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). The Terrapins permitted Michigan State to knock down 24 out of 54 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins shot 17 out of 55 from the field which had them sitting at 30.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Maryland buried 7 out of 30 attempts (23.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 100.0%. Michigan State was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Terrapins pulled down 15 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 25 in this matchup.

Jahmir Young ended up being important for the Terrapins for the game. He accumulated 31 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game. He made 9 out of 22 in the game for a rate of 40.9%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 13-9 so far this season. The Terrapins have committed 17.2 fouls per contest and they go 71.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.9 times per contest (333rd in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Maryland has totaled 1,530 points so far this season (69.5 per game) and they grab 36.6 boards per contest. As an offense, the Terrapins are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which ranks 325th in college hoops.

The Maryland defense gives up 33.9% on shots from distance (120 of 354) and opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.9 assists and 34.5 boards every game, which ranks 39th and 161st in the country. The Terrapins defensively are ranked 12th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 63.4. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (40th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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