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Michigan vs Maryland 1/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Maryland Terrapins (9-8) vs. Michigan Wolverines (7-7)
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Michigan Wolverines -6.5 / Maryland Terrapins +6.5; Over/Under: -136.5
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The Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan Wolverines meet in college basketball action from the Crisler Center on Tuesday night.

The Maryland Terrapins will try to rebound from a 70-59 loss to Rutgers last time out. Eric Ayala leads the Terps in scoring with 16 PPG along with 5 RPG while Fatts Russell has 12.9 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 4.1 APG to lead the Terrapins in the assist department. Donta Scott has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Terrapins on the glass and Hakim Hary has 10.2 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Maryland so far this season. As a team, Maryland is averaging 70.9 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three and 74% from the foul line while allowing 69 PPG on 41.1% shooting from the field and 33% from three this season.

The Michigan Wolverines will look to bounce back from a 68-53 loss to Illinois in their last game. Hunter Dickinson leads the Wolverines in scoring and rebounding with 16.1 PPG with 8.8 RPG while Eli Brooks has 12.5 PPG with 2.9 APG to make up the other half of the pair of double-digit scorers for Michigan so far this season. Caleb Houston has 9.2 PPG with 4.5 RPG, Moussa Diabate has 8.7 PPG with 6.1 RPG and DeVante’ Jones has a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Wolverines in assists so far this season. As a team, Michigan is averaging 71.4 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 67.4% from the foul line while allowing 66.9 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field and 29.1% from three this season.

Maryland is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a loss and 3-12-1 Ats in their last 16 Thursday games while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 road games. Michigan is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.

This is a tough one as I’ve said time and time again that Maryland isn’t as good as the respect they’ve been getting from oddsmakers. On the other hand, Michigan hasn’t been as good as many have expected they would be this season, but the thing is that the Wolverines play their best ball at home and their struggles have mostly come away from home this season. I think this is a spot where Michigan wins by 7-9 points so I’ll lay it and play it in this spot.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Michigan -6.5

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