The Purdue Boilermakers and the Maryland Terrapins meet Sunday in college basketball action from the XFinity Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Purdue Boilermakers vs. Maryland Terrapins prediction.
Purdue Boilermakers Recap
The Purdue Boilermakers come into this game looking to bounce back from their 72-67 loss at the hands of Indiana last time out to sit at 17-4 this season. After this game, Purdue will head home for a game against Oregon.
Boilermakers Lose 3 In A Row
Braden Smith leads the Boilermakers in scoring and assists wtih 15.1 PPG and 9 APG along with 3.7 RPG while Fletcher Loyer has 12.4 PPG with 2.2 RPG and Trey Kaufman-Renn has 13.1 PPG with a team-high 8.3 RPG to lead the Boilermakers in rebounding along with 2.7 APG. Oscar Cluff has 11.3 PPG with 7.7 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Purdue so far this season. As a team, Purdue is averaging 83.2 PPG on 51.1% shooting from the field, 38.2% from three and 74.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win
- Maryland has lost each of its last eight games against AP-ranked opponents.
- Purdue has won 12 of its last 13 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Maryland Terrapins Recap
The Maryland Terrapins come into this game looking to bounce back from their 91-48 loss at the hands of Michigan State last time out to sit at 8-12 this season. After this game, Maryland will take on Ohio state at home.
Terrapins Drop 11 Of Last 14
Pharrel Payne leads the Terps in scoring with 17.5 PPG along with 7.2 RPG while David Colt has 15.2 PPG with 2.2 RPG and a team-high 3 APG to lead Maryland in assists up to this point in the year. Darius Adams has added 11.9 PPG with 3.7 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Maryland up to this point in the year while Solomon Washington’s chipped in 9.7 PPG with 9.2 RPG to lead Maryland in rebounding. Andre Mills has 8.6 PPG with 3.8 RPG while Elijah Saunders has 9.2 PPG with 4.4 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Maryland is averaging 73 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field, 32.2% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Maryland Terrapins will win
- Maryland has won each of its last eight day games at XFINITY Center.
- Purdue has lost each of its last four February games as a top-15 AP-ranked team.
Total Points Facts
- Ten of the last 11 games between Purdue and Maryland have produced a total of 143 or fewer points.
- Each of Purdue’s last five games at XFINITY Center have produced a total of 126 or fewer points.
Purdue Boilermakers vs. Maryland Terrapins Prediction
I’m on the Boilermakers here. It’s not easy laying this kind of number on the road, but Maryland for my money has been one of the worst teams in the Big Ten this year alongside Penn State and Maryland may be worse because you’ll be hard pressed to find a spot where Maryland’s been competitive in conference play while Penn State took Michigan and Michigan State down to the wire. I still think this is just a spot where Purdue can name their number on Maryland, not because they have to, but because Maryland hasn’t shown that they can stop anyone from doing that at all this season. Give me Purdue on the road.