Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-3) vs Maryland Terrapins (9-5)
2024-01-07 17:30:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Minnesota Golden Gophers -2.5 -- Over/Under: 135.5
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The Maryland Terrapins and Minnesota Golden Gophers face off on Sunday in a college basketball showdown at Williams Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Maryland vs Minnesota prediction.
Maybe Minnesota Is Good?
Heading into the season there were many who believed that Minnesota wouldn’t win a Big Ten game, but they have already smashed that as they have won two games. In the last game against Michigan, they went on the road and were able to secure the 73-71 victory. Minnesota used a balanced attack with five different players putting up at least 12 points. Mike Mitchell Jr had a strong game putting up 18 points. Minnesota on the season is averaging 79.9 points while their defense is giving up 66.6 points per game. In this game it’s going to need to be the defense that steps up.
How Does Maryland Bounce Back?
Maryland sits with a 9-5 record overall but they are coming off a loss in the last game. Maryland scored 53 points but it wasn’t enough as the defense gave up 67 points. The defense actually wasn’t bad, the offense just didn’t do enough. Maryland on the season is averaging 71.7 points while their defense is giving up 63.6 points per game. Jahmir Young has been the top player for Maryland averaging 19.8 points while shooting 43.7 percent from the field.
Minnesota vs Maryland Betting Prediction
I expect the barn to be rocking, and Minnesota is going to take advantage. This Minnesota team has confidence and their fans finally start to be buying in that this team is better than the last couple of years. Minnesota is going to get another big game from Mitchell, and he’s going to pace the team to some success. Minnesota is going to pick up another win here and they will cover the spread.
