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Northwestern vs Maryland College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/3/21

Northwestern vs Maryland College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/3/21
2021-03-03 21:00:00 EDT

The Maryland Terrapins and the Northwestern Wildcats meet in college basketball action from the Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday night.

The Maryland Terrapins will be looking to build on a solid 73-55 win over Michigan State in their last matchup. Eric Ayala leads the Terps in scoring with 14.9 PPG while Aaron Wiggins has 13.4 PPG with 5.8 RPG and 2.5 APG. Donta Scott also has 11.6 PPG and a team-high 6.8 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Maryland up to this point in the season as the Terps’ top rebounder. Darryl Morsell has 8.5 PPG and a team-high 2.8 APG as well this season. As a team, Maryland is averaging 69.8 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field and 35.6% shooting from three while allowing 64.9 PPG on 40.9% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.

The Northwestern Wildcats will look to build on their 67-59 road win over Minnesota in their last matchup last time out. Chase Audige leads the Wildcats in scoring with 12.4 PPG while Miller Kopp has 11.9 PPG and Pete Nance has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead Northwestern on the glass. Boo Buie has 10.2 PPG with a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Wildcats in assists while also rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Northwestern up to this point in the season. As a team, Northwestern is averaging 71.5 PPG on 43.7% shooting from the field and 35.2% from three while allowing 71.3 PPG on 43% shooting from the field and 32.7% from three this season.

Maryland is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 3-13-1 ATS in their last 17 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following a win. Northwestern is 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 4-9-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall while the under is 19-7-1 in their last 27 home games against a team with a losing road record. The road team is 9-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings between these two teams.

I won’t lie, when I saw the total for this game sitting above 130, I knew immediately to jump on the under. These are two teams that don’t do a ton of damage offensively and typically play decent defense. I just don’t see how we get out of the 120s at all here, so give me the under in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Under 131.5

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