The Maryland Terrapins and the Miami Hurricanes meet Sunday in college basketball action from Mohegan Sun Arena. Maryland is coming off a Saturday matchup versus Saint Louis. The Terrapins rolled to a blowout victory in that one. As for Miami, they posted a 10-point victory in their Saturday game against Providence. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Maryland has been on a nice run so far, and they haven’t yet had a “close” game. The Terrapins posted a 71-49 win over Niagara in their opener, then beat Western Carolina 71-51. Game three was a 76-52 win over Binghamton.
The Terrapins kept their run going in Saturday’s matchup versus Saint Louis. The Terrapins were up 51-27 by halftime and posted a 44-40 edge in the second for a 95-67 win. Donta Scott led the team with 25 points and five rebounds.
Over on the Miami side, they’re off to a hot 4-0 start so far. The Hurricanes took out Lafayette 67-54 in their opener, then beat UNC Greensboro 79-65. Game three was an 87-61 win versus Florida A&M on November 15.
In Saturday’s game versus Providence, Miami scored 38 points in the first half for a 12-point edge. The Hurricanes eventually ended up with a win 74-64. Norchad Omier was tops in scoring with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
PICK: I’m likely going to stay with Maryland. The Terrapins haven’t had a bad game so far, but to be fair they haven’t really been challenged yet either. Maryland shot a nice 50.8 percent from the field in the Saint Louis win, edging the Billikens in rebounding 41-35 and hitting 13-of-32 (40.6 percent) from 3-point range. Expect another hot-shooting performance on Sunday.
As for Miami, they put up a nice outing versus Providence with 42.9 percent from the field, 38 rebounds and 16-of-18 (88.9 percent) from the line. This is going to be a much tougher matchup, though.