Michigan vs Maryland College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/12/21

The Maryland Terrapins and Michigan Wolverines meet Friday in the college basketball Big Ten Quarterfinal at the Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Maryland Terrapins look for another win after beating Michigan State on Thursday. The Maryland Terrapins are averaging 68.9 points on 45.8 percent shooting and allowing 64.7 points on 40.4 percent shooting. Eric Ayala is averaging 14.5 points and four rebounds while Aaron Wiggins is averaging 14 points and 5.8 rebounds. Donta Scott is the third double-digit scorer and Hakim Hart is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Maryland Terrapins are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The Maryland Terrapins are allowing 33.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.

The Michigan Wolverines look for a win after winning eight of their last 10 games. The Michigan Wolverines are averaging 76.5 points on 48.8 percent shooting and allowing 65.2 points on 39 percent shooting. Hunter Dickinson is averaging 14.3 points and 7.7 rebounds while Isaiah Livers is averaging 13.7 points and 6.1 rebounds. Franz Wagner is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Smith is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Michigan Wolverines are shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan Wolverines are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.

The Terrapins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Friday games and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games following a ATS win. The Wolverines are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Friday games and 15-5 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The under is 5-0 in Terrapins last 5 overall. The under is 5-0 in Wolverines last 5 overall. The favorite is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

The Michigan Wolverines comfortably won both meetings against Maryland this season and are winning by an average of 11.5 points while shooting 49.2 percent from the field in the favorite role. The Maryland Terrapins were able to beat Michigan State yesterday, but they’re an inconsistent team overall and sometimes the offense goes through droughts. A rested Michigan team should have its way in this contest. I’ll lay the chalk.