Grand Canyon Lopes vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 3/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grand Canyon Lopes vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Friday, March 21, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Maryland (-10)

The Maryland Terrapins (25-8) are welcoming the Grand Canyon Lopes (26-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. Maryland is 10-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 150.

The Grand Canyon Lopes faced off with Utah Valley and walked away with a win by a score of 89-82 in their last game. Grand Canyon walked away from the contest with a 51.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 54) and made 6 of 17 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lopes converted 27 of their 33 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 26 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Grand Canyon allowed their opponent to shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 of 58 shooting. Utah Valley recorded 13 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Utah Valley pulled down 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Utah Valley finished the game shooting 67.9% at the free throw line by making 19 of 28 attempts. They buried 9 of 19 shots from 3-point land. When it comes to fouls, the Lopes walked away with 22 and Utah Valley totaled 25 fouls.

Rayshon Harrison is a player who came through for the matchup. He walked away with 18 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He played 35 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Grand Canyon will play this contest with a win-loss record of 26-7 for the year. They are turning it over 13.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Grand Canyon is pulling in 37.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 465 assists on the season, which has them ranked 127th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Lopes are hitting 31.5% on shots from 3-point land (206 of 654) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.2 points per outing (56th in the country) while hitting 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Lopes are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.3 fouls. They give up 31.7% on three-point shots and they are 89th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (69.1). The Lopes defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.9% (805 of 1,966) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per contest as a group. They rank 79th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 390 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins took a loss by a final score of 81-80 when they played Michigan. The Terrapins collected 13 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 16 for the matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. Michigan was called for 20 fouls for the game which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.6%. In regard to shots from downtown, Maryland knocked down 7 of their 21 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Terrapins ended up going 27 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Terrapins allowed Michigan to knock down 31 of their 66 tries from the field which had them at 47.0% in the game. They shot 38.9% from downtown by hitting 7 of 18 and finished the contest at 12 of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Maryland allowed Michigan to pull down 38 in all (14 offensive).

Derik Queen ended up being a factor for the Terrapins for the matchup. He knocked down 10 out of 19 for the game for a rate of 52.6%, and had 3 rebounds. He had 31 points in his 37 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

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Maryland has a win-loss record of 25-8 for the campaign. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per contest (101st in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per game. Maryland has totaled 2,695 points on the year (81.7 per contest) and they grab 36.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Terrapins are shooting 47.2% from the field, which is 56th in college hoops.

The Maryland defense allows 30.7% on shots from distance (215 of 700) and opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 12.2 assists and 33.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 88th and 128th in Division 1. The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 43rd in college in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are able to force 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (59th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland (-10)

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