Maryland Terrapins vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 1/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (10-6) will take on the Maryland Terrapins (13-4) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Thursday.

The Maryland Terrapins played Minnesota and walked away with a win by a score of 77-71 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Terrapins ended up walking away with 18 and Minnesota totaled 19 fouls. They also made 8 of their 17 shots from long range. Minnesota finished the game at 82.6% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 23 tries. In addition, Minnesota snagged 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Minnesota earned 10 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defending, Maryland allowed the other team to go 41.5% from the field on 22 out of 53 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Terrapins knocked down 19 of 24 tries for a rate of 79.2%. Maryland finished having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 of 55) and converted 6 of 19 shots from downtown.

Derik Queen is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He scored 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and totaled 7 rebounds. He went 66.7% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Maryland heads into this matchup with a record of 13-4 this season. They are averaging 84.6 pts per contest (18th in the country) while connecting on 49.5% from the field. The Terrapins are shooting 36.2% on three-point attempts (141 of 390) and 74.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Maryland is pulling in 37.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 267 assists on the campaign, which is 80th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 10.2 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Terrapins are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 60th in D-1 in giving up assists with 187 surrendered this year. The Terrapins are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.8% (395 of 968) and they concede 31.7 boards per game as a group. They give up 31.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 20th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (63.8).

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 78-68 against Michigan State. Regarding team rebounding, Northwestern permitted Michigan State to grab 31 in all (8 offensive). They went 50.0% from three-point range by shooting 4 out of 8 and ended up going 20 out of 27 at the free throw line (74.1%). The Wildcats allowed Michigan State to convert 27 of 54 tries from the field which had them at 50.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Wildcats shot 21 for 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 35.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, Northwestern made 5 of their 25 tries (20.0%). They were able to bury 21 of them for a rate of 77.8%. Michigan State was called for 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Wildcats snagged 16 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game.

Nick Martinelli was important for the Wildcats in this game. He earned 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the game. He made 8 out of 18 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Northwestern has a mark of 10-6 so far this year. The Wildcats are committing 17.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (124th in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.8 times per contest. Northwestern has tallied 1,179 pts for the season (73.7 per contest) and they pull down 34.8 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 227th in college.

The Wildcats are ranked 60th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.9. They are able to force 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (207th in college). The Northwestern defense concedes 33.1% on three-point shots (109 of 329) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.9 assists and 33.3 total rebounds per game, ranking them 302nd and 121st in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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