Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Maryland Terrapins (17-6) are welcoming the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-11) at XFINITY Center on Sunday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights faced off with Illinois and walked away with a win by a score of 82-73 in their last game. Rutgers ended the game having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (24 of 59) and buried 6 of their 16 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights made 28 of their 34 tries for a rate of 82.4%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 36 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists in this game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to defense, Rutgers allowed 41.5% from the field on 27 out of 65 shooting. Illinois distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Illinois had 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Illinois finished 68.4% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 19 attempts. They also buried 6 of 28 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights finished with 16 while Illinois recorded 22 personal fouls.

Dylan Harper is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He left the arena with 28 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also collected 6 boards. He ended up shooting 46.7% from the floor and totaled 5 dimes.

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Rutgers will take the court with a mark of 12-11 on the year. They are averaging 76.2 pts per contest (129th in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Scarlet Knights are hitting 33.3% from downtown (169 of 507) and 70.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Rutgers is collecting 36.4 boards per game and has racked up 303 dimes for the year, which is 228th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 10.6 times per game and as a team they commit 17.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Scarlet Knights are able to force 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are 284th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 333 surrendered this year. The Scarlet Knights defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.7% (622 of 1,390) and they surrender 36.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.5% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 263rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Maryland Terrapins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-70 when they faced Ohio State. When discussing team rebounding, Maryland permitted Ohio State to collect 28 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 4 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Terrapins permitted Ohio State to make 27 of their 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% in the game. Overall, the Terrapins walked away from this one shooting 23 for 55 from the field which had them at 41.8%. Concerning 3-point shots, Maryland made 3 of their 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 70.0%. Ohio State was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 30 tries. They turned it over 11 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. The Terrapins pulled down 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the game.

Julian Reese was important for the Terrapins for this game. He had 24 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He made 7 of 9 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and totaled 13 rebounds.

Maryland has a record of 17-6 this year. When it comes to offense, the Terrapins are hitting on 48.1% from the field, which has them ranked 36th in Division 1. Maryland has totaled 1,897 points this season (82.5 per contest) and they average 37.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per contest (86th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 74.5% from the free throw line.

The Terrapins on defense are ranked 41st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 65.9. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (88th in Division 1). The Maryland defense allows 31.3% on 3-pointers (154 of 492) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 11.7 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which has them ranked 70th and 69th in college.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Maryland and under the total points

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