Maryland Terrapins vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 2/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the location where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-8) will try to beat the Maryland Terrapins (18-6) on Thursday.

The Maryland Terrapins faced off with Rutgers and went home with a win by a final score of 90-81 in their last game. Maryland walked away from the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (29 out of 65) and converted 10 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Terrapins knocked down 22 of 34 shots for a percentage of 64.7%. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 12 assists in this contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning defense, Maryland let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the field on 26 out of 63 shooting. Rutgers earned 11 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Rutgers collected 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Rutgers ended up going 83.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 26 of their 31 attempts. They also converted 3 of 16 shots from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Terrapins finished with 22 and Rutgers totaled 27 personal fouls.

Derik Queen is one player who came through for this game. He finished with 29 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also pulled down 15 rebounds. He shot 56.3% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Maryland steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 18-6 for the year. They have an average of 82.8 points per contest (21st in the nation) while shooting 48.0% from the floor. The Terrapins are connecting on 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (197 of 536) and 73.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Maryland is snagging 37.0 rebounds per game and has 361 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 108th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Terrapins are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 30.9% on three-point shots while they are 48th in college in opponents PPG (66.5). The Terrapins defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.7% (580 of 1,392) and they relinquish 32.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 68th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 281 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took home the win by a final score of 79-71 when they faced Ohio State. The Cornhuskers were able to pull down 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 2 steals for the contest. Ohio State was called for 20 fouls for this game which took the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. Concerning 3-pointers, Nebraska buried 7 of 21 tries (33.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Cornhuskers went 27 out of 52 from the field which had them sitting at 51.9%. The Cornhuskers allowed Ohio State to make 26 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.6% for this contest. They finished shooting 40.0% from downtown by going 10 out of 25 and ended up shooting 9 out of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). When talking about rebounding, Nebraska permitted Ohio State to grab 27 overall (7 offensive).

Brice Williams pitched in for the Cornhuskers for this game. He scored 24 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the matchup. He made 9 out of 16 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

Nebraska has a record of 16-8 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 46.1% from the floor, which is ranked 111th in the nation. Nebraska has scored 1,829 pts on the season (76.2 per game) and they average 36.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (157th in the country) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. The Cornhuskers are responsible for committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe.

The Cornhuskers on the defensive end are ranked 170th in college in points allowed per contest with 71.2. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (77th in college). The Nebraska defense concedes 33.6% on 3-pointers (235 of 699) and their opponents are making 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.3 assists and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 192nd and 230th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maryland

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