Northwestern Wildcats vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 3/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: XFINITY Center in Boulder, CO

TV: Peacock

XFINITY Center is the location where the Maryland Terrapins (23-7) will attempt to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (16-14) on Saturday.

The Northwestern Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against UCLA and took a loss by a score of 73-69 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 16 while UCLA finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 23 tries from 3-point range. UCLA shot 75.0% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of 16 shots. In addition, UCLA grabbed 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UCLA earned 19 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When talking about defending, Northwestern allowed the other team to shoot 46.6% from the floor on 27 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for this game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they compiled 24 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 12 of 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Northwestern finished the contest with a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and knocked down 7 of their 19 3-point shots.

Ty Berry is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He accounted for 22 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins played and grabbed 7 boards. He shot 53.8% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes.

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Northwestern heads into this matchup with a mark of 16-14 for the year. They have an average of 73.1 pts per game (204th in the nation) while hitting 44.4% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 34.1% on shots from distance (207 of 607) and 73.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northwestern is pulling down 34.0 boards per game and has accounted for 438 assists on the year, which ranks 127th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are 298th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 440 surrendered so far this season. The Wildcats are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (712 of 1,635) and they surrender 33.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 33.7% on 3-pointers and they are 91st in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (69.1).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Maryland Terrapins went home victorious with a score of 71-65 when they played Michigan. The Terrapins collected 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this contest. They turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 12 steals for this game. Michigan had 18 personal fouls in this game which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to convert 14 of them for a clip of 73.7%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Maryland buried 9 of their 25 attempts (36.0%). Overall, the Terrapins went 24 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 38.1%. The Terrapins allowed Michigan to convert 27 of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.5% in this contest. They finished 35.0% from distance by going 7 of 20 and finished the game at 4 out of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Maryland permitted Michigan to grab 39 in total (9 offensive).

Rodney Rice was important for the Terrapins in the game. He earned 19 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game. He made 6 of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

Maryland has a record of 23-7 for the season. The Terrapins are committing 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.6 times per contest (108th in college) and they turn it over 10.4 times per contest. Maryland has earned 2,453 pts so far this season (81.8 per game) and they pull in 37.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Terrapins are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 44th in the country.

The Maryland defense gives up 31.1% on 3-pointers (198 of 636) and opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 33.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 75th and 103rd in those defensive categories. The Terrapins on defense are ranked 45th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 66.8. They are forcing 14.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (66th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maryland

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