Wisconsin Badgers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the site where the Maryland Terrapins (16-5) will go up against the Wisconsin Badgers (16-4) on Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers played Nebraska and notched a win by a score of 83-55 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Badgers walked away with 11 while Nebraska racked up 11 fouls. They also buried 10 of their 30 tries from beyond the arc. Nebraska finished shooting 37.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of 8 shots. On top of that, Nebraska grabbed 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Nebraska recorded 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 33.9% from the field on 21 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Badgers converted 6 of 8 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Wisconsin walked away from the contest with a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 17 out of their 37 shots from 3-point land.

John Tonje is a guy who came through for the contest. He finished with 27 points on 9 of 19 shooting. He played 29 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He finished 47.4% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Wisconsin will enter this matchup with a mark of 16-4 this year. They currently have an average of 82.5 pts per game (29th in the nation) while going 47.2% from the field. The Badgers are shooting 36.2% on 3-pointers (199 of 549) and 85.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Wisconsin is collecting 35.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 305 dimes this season, which has them ranked 112th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are conceding 31.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 146th in college in points per game allowed (70.3). The Badgers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.6% (503 of 1,210) and they surrender 32.8 boards per game as a group. They are 46th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 226 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Maryland Terrapins went home victorious with a score of 79-78 when they faced Indiana. The Terrapins were able to collect 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. Indiana was called for 11 personal fouls for the contest which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They were able to convert 7 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.8%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Maryland converted 12 of their 24 tries (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Terrapins finished the game shooting 30 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 49.2%. The Terrapins permitted Indiana to knock down 31 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 48.4% in this contest. They went 41.2% from behind the 3-point line via 7 of 17 and ended up going 9 of 15 from the charity stripe (60.0%). Regarding rebounds, Maryland allowed Indiana to snag 30 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Rodney Rice was important for the Terrapins for the game. He made 8 of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and tallied 1 rebound. He had 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court, but finished this game without an assist.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 16-5 on the year. The Terrapins are committing 15.9 fouls every game and they go 74.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per contest (84th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. Maryland has earned 1,751 points for the year (83.4 per contest) and they snag 37.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Terrapins are connecting on 48.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 24th in college hoops.

The Terrapins on defense are ranked 38th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 65.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the floor (92nd in the country). The Maryland defense concedes 31.4% from downtown (141 of 449) and their opponents are making 69.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.8 assists and 32.2 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 78th and 64th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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