Maryland Terrapins vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in Fort Worth, TX

TV: BTN

The Penn State Nittany Lions (15-14) are welcoming the Maryland Terrapins (21-7) at Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday.

The Maryland Terrapins stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 58-55 in their last game. Maryland finished the contest having earned a 31.3% field goal percentage (15 out of 48) and made 4 of their 20 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Terrapins converted 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 4 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. With regard to defense, Maryland allowed the other team to shoot 33.8% from the floor on 22 of 65 shooting. Michigan State distributed 7 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. Moreover, Michigan State collected 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Michigan State finished 83.3% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 12 attempts. They made 4 out of their 15 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Terrapins ended up with 13 while Michigan State accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Rodney Rice is one player who played a role for this game. He accounted for 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He played for 39 mins played and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Maryland heads into this one with a record of 21-7 for the year. They cough up possession 10.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Maryland is snagging 37.1 boards per game and has totaled 412 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 128th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Terrapins are hitting 37.0% from downtown (228 of 617) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.6 points per contest (17th in D-1) while shooting 48.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Terrapins are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 fouls. They are relinquishing 31.0% from 3-point land while they are 50th in the country in PPG allowed (67.0). The Terrapins defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.6% (687 of 1,650) and they concede 32.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 58th in college in giving up assists with 330 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Penn State Nittany Lions took a loss by a score of 83-78 when they faced Indiana. The Nittany Lions were able to collect 17 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 20 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. Indiana committed 15 fouls for the contest which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Penn State converted 7 of their 18 tries (38.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nittany Lions finished 27 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9%. The Nittany Lions permitted Indiana to make 29 out of their 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 56.9% in the game. They finished the game shooting 66.7% from downtown by shooting 10 of 15 and ended up shooting 15 out of 25 at the free throw line (60.0%). Concerning how they rebounded, Penn State allowed Indiana to collect 27 in total (6 offensive).

Ace Baldwin Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Nittany Lions in the matchup. He converted 6 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 50.0%, and added 5 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 5 dimes for this game.

Penn State has a mark of 15-14 for the season. As an offense, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is 39th in college hoops. Penn State has earned 2,302 pts on the year (79.4 per game) and they average 33.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (48th in college) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Nittany Lions commit 16.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Penn State defense gives up 35.5% on shots from distance (228 of 643) and their opponents are connecting on 71.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 17.0 dimes and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 358th and 117th in the country. The Nittany Lions defensively are ranked 228th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 73.3. They are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.7% from the floor (298th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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