Michigan State Spartans vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: XFINITY Center in Clemson, SC

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the location where the Maryland Terrapins (21-6) will compete against the Michigan State Spartans (22-5) on Wednesday.

The Michigan State Spartans took the court against Michigan and took home the win by a score of 75-62 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Spartans finished with 19 while Michigan totaled 14 fouls. They also made 5 out of their 21 attempts from downtown. Michigan finished the contest at 61.1% at the charity stripe by burying 11 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, Michigan snagged 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Michigan doled out 12 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Michigan State let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the field on 23 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 31 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spartans converted 10 of 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Michigan State wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (28 of 61) and converted 9 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Jase Richardson is a player who was a factor in the game. He recorded 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 33 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. He shot 58.3% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Michigan State will play this contest with a win-loss record of 22-5 for the campaign. They cough up possession 11.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.8 fouls every game. As a team, Michigan State is pulling down 39.6 rebounds per game and has 471 dimes on the year, which ranks 18th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are hitting 29.6% on shots from downtown (152 of 513) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 79.0 pts per contest (61st in Division 1) while hitting 47.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Spartans are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are 114th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 346 relinquished for the campaign. The Spartans defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (637 of 1,577) and they surrender 30.2 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 29.0% on 3-point shots and they are 55th in college in points per game allowed (67.2).

In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins walked away with a victory by a final of 88-71 when they faced USC. In the matter of rebounding, Maryland allowed USC to pull down 24 in total (2 on the offensive glass). They went 31.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Terrapins allowed USC to knock down 29 of their 63 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.0% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Terrapins went 31 out of 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Maryland knocked down 8 out of their 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 18 of them for a clip of 85.7%. USC committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Terrapins were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this game.

Rodney Rice was important for the Terrapins in this game. He scored 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for the game. He made 6 of 12 in this game for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Maryland has a win-loss record of 21-6 for the year. The Terrapins are committing 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 74.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.1 times per contest (86th in college) and they turn it over 10.6 times per game. Maryland has scored 2,259 pts on the year (83.7 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Terrapins are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which is 17th in the nation.

The Maryland defense gives up 31.1% on 3-point attempts (181 of 582) and their opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 32.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 79th and 53rd in college. The Terrapins on the defensive side of the court are 56th in college in points allowed per game with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (86th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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