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Nebraska vs Maryland 2/18/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Maryland Terrapins (11-14) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-18)
February 18, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nebraska Cornhuskers +1.5 ; Over/Under: 145.5
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The Maryland Terrapins and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Friday in college basketball action from Pinnacle Bank Arena. Maryland is 11-14 on the year so far. The Terrapins lost to Purdue in their last game. As for Nebraska, they’re currently 7-18 and coming off a loss to Iowa. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Maryland started out the year at a decent 8-4, but they’ve only been able to win consecutive games once since then. The Terrapins are on a five-game losing streak, falling to Indiana, Michigan State, Ohio State, Iowa and Purdue in that stretch. 

Matched up against Purdue on Sunday, the Terrapins were down 23-26 by halftime. Maryland fought back in the second but came up short in a 62-61 loss. Fatts Russell was tops in scoring on 24 pitons with nine rebounds. 

Over on the Nebraska side, they hit a 6-7 run to start the year, then had similar problems with the Big Ten games. The Cornhuskers hit a 10-game losing streak before a win over Minnesota, then lost to Iowa in their last game. 

Back on Sunday versus the Hawkeyes, the Cornhuskers were drilled 25-53 in the first half. Nebraska managed a 50-45 advantage from there in a 98-75 loss. Derrick Walker led the team on 14 points with six rebounds. 

The Cornhuskers are 7-1 ATS in their last eight at home and 5-2 ATS in their last seven overall. Nebraska is 2-5 ATS in their last seven Friday games. 

Meanwhile, the Terrapins are 6-18 ATS in their last 24 after an ATS win and the over is 6-2-1 in their last five road games. The under is 6-2-1 in Maryland’s last nine after an ATS win. 

PICK: I’m going to stay with Maryland. There’s admittedly not a ton of intrigue here, though; both these teams have been beaten up in conference games so far. That said, we should have a pretty competitive game on our hands here. Maryland has been with in two points in two of their last four losses—both of which have been against ranked teams. I’d like to think this will be a reasonably high-total game with the Terrapins powering out a cover, but in reality I’m probably not touching it.

Andrew's Free Pick: Maryland Terrapins -1.5

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Andrew has been writing about college, professional and fantasy sports betting since 2013. Andrew's goal is to break down the complicated numbers and trends into a language that's easily accessible to novice sports bettors and seasoned professionals alike.

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