USC Trojans vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Location: XFINITY Center in Detroit, MI

TV: FS1

The USC Trojans (14-10) are on their way to XFINITY Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Maryland Terrapins (19-6).

The USC Trojans faced Penn State and went home with a win by a final score of 92-67 in their last contest. USC ended with a 67.3% field goal percentage (33 out of 49) and buried 12 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the free throw line, the Trojans knocked down 14 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned 26 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defense, USC allowed the other team to go 42.9% from the field on 21 out of 49 shooting. Penn State doled out 10 dimes and had 7 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Penn State totaled 22 boards (8 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Penn State finished the contest at 64.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 18 of their 28 shots. They also knocked down 7 of 26 attempts from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Trojans finished with 22 and Penn State recorded 20 fouls.

Chibuzo Agbo is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up going 77.8% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 25 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He finished with 21 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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USC heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 14-10 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 77.0 points per outing (102nd in Division 1) while shooting 48.4% from the floor. The Trojans are connecting on 35.6% on 3-pointers (164 of 461) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, USC is grabbing 31.7 boards per game and has totaled 377 dimes so far this season, which is 90th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Trojans are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.8 fouls. They are giving up 31.0% on 3-pointers and they rank 231st in college in PPG allowed (73.1). The Trojans defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.8% (612 of 1,366) and they surrender 32.5 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 262nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 351 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Maryland Terrapins walked away with a victory by a final of 83-75 against Nebraska. The Terrapins collected 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in the game. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals in this contest. Nebraska earned 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of them for a clip of 77.8%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Maryland buried 7 of 15 tries (46.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Terrapins ended up shooting 31 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 58.5%. The Terrapins allowed Nebraska to convert 25 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them at 43.1% for this contest. They shot 36.0% from three-point range by going 9 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 17 at the charity stripe (94.1%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Maryland permitted Nebraska to grab 22 in total (8 offensive).

Derik Queen ended up being a factor for the Terrapins for the game. He converted 9 out of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 81.8%, and totaled 11 rebounds. He recorded 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the game.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 19-6 this season. The Terrapins commit 16.3 fouls every game and they shoot 74.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.0 times per game (94th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. Maryland has accounted for 2,070 points for the campaign (82.8 per contest) and they collect 36.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Terrapins are shooting 48.3% from the field, which is 32nd in college.

The Maryland defense gives up 31.1% from downtown (166 of 533) and their opposition knocks down 72.7% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 11.8 assists and 32.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 71st and 70th in the country. The Terrapins defensively are ranked 49th in the nation in PPG given up with 66.8. They have forced 14.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (79th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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