Iowa vs Maryland 1/3/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Maryland Terrapins will travel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes this Monday night in College Football action.

The Maryland Terrapins won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 8-4 on the season after defeating the Brown Bears, 81-67, this past Thursday. Maryland trailed by a 39-35 margin at halftime, however, the Terrapins dominated the Bears on both ends of the court in the 2^nd half and was able to hold off Brown for the victory after taking a 71-58 lead with 5:39 left in regulation. Maryland shot 49.1% from the field & 23.1% from beyond the arc while holding Brown to 40.0% from the field & 18.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Terrapins was Eric Ayala who had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Maryland is averaging 70.3 ppg on 42.3% shooting from the field. The Terrapins are averaging 5.8 three-pointers per game on 30.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Maryland has been led by Eric Ayala (14.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 apg), Fatts Russell (12.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.6 apg), Donta Scott (11.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.2 apg), & Hakim Hart (9.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.0 spg).

Defensively, Maryland is allowing their opponents to average 65.8 ppg on 39.8% shooting from the field. The Terrapins have a rebound margin of 4.7 and a turnover margin of -1.7.

The Iowa Hawkeyes won their 3^rd straight game and improved to 10-3 on the season after defeating the Western Illinois Leathernecks, 92-71, this past Wednesday. Iowa was outstanding on the offensive end against Western Illinois and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 53-33 lead into halftime. Iowa shot 54.0% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Western Illinois to shoot 41.7% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hawkeyes was Keegan Murray who had a double-double with 29 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, & 3 steals.

On the season, Iowa is averaging 87.9 ppg on 47.8% shooting from the field. The Hawkeyes are averaging 8.8 three-pointers per game on 35.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Iowa has been led by Keegan Murray (23.7 ppg, 8.52 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.6 spg), Patrick McCaffery (11.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.9 apg), Jordan Bohannon (10.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.5 apg), & Kris Murray (9.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, Iowa is allowing their opponents to average 70.2 ppg on 42.1% shooting from the field. The Hawkeyes have a rebound margin of 2.5 and a turnover margin of 6.5.

The Terrapins are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. Big Ten opponents. The Hawkeyes are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games and 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 Monday home games.

Maryland has been led by their defense which ranks 111^th in scoring defense & 69^th in defensive FG%, however, the Terrapins have struggled a bit on the offensive end as they come into this game ranked just 219^th in scoring offense & 263^rd in FG%. Iowa has been led by their offense which ranks 2^nd in scoring offense & 38^th in FG%, however, this is a team that has given up some points as they currently rank just 218^th in scoring defense.

Maryland is a decent team, however, outside of their win against Florida, the Terrapins have struggled against the better competition that they have faced as they come in with losses against Louisville, Virginia Tech, & Northwestern. Iowa has one of the most explosive offenses in College Basketball and between the fact that they are 8-1 at home and that I just don’t see the Maryland offense keeping up with them, I think Iowa wins this one by 10+ and covers this large home spread. Good Luck!