Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/06/2022

Game Time: 4:30 pm ET, Sunday, March 6, 2022

Venue:  Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Maryland +6, MSU -6; Over/Under:  142.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Maryland +6.5, MSU -6.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Maryland +6.5, MSU -6.5; Over/Under:  143.5 points

 

Maryland Terrapins:  15-15 (10th place, Big Ten)

Michigan State Spartans:  19-11 (7th place, Big Ten)

 

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Maryland Terrapins:  4-1 last 5

Michigan State Spartans:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Maryland is coming into this game with a 15-15 record overall and they are 3-6 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their last conference matchup of the year and they are currently 7-12 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Indiana Hoosiers while their 4 wins in that span came against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Minnesota Golden Gophers in their last game. Hakim Hart led the team in points in that game with 19 while Daron Russell was next on the team with 16 points. Russell led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Eric Ayala led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 51.7% from the field, 31.6% from 3-point range, and 84.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 71 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.3 PPG against them. Maryland has an ATS record of 14-16 this season and their O/U record is 14-16.

 

 

MSU is coming into this game with a 19-11 record overall and they are 11-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the last conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 10-9 in their conference games this season. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Purdue Boilermakers while their 5 losses in that span came against the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Michigan Wolverines, and the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game. Gabe Brown led the team in points in that game with 13 while Marcus Bingham Jr. off the bench was next on the team with 11 points. Tyson Walker led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Bingham Jr. led the team in rebounds with 5. They were 45.3% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.3 PPG against them. MSU has an ATS record of 14-16 this season and their O/U record is 15-14-1.

 

Maryland is coming into this game playing very well recently and they have been gaining a lot of steam in their games. They have won 2 straight and 4 of their last 5 games coming into this one and this is some of the best play they have had all season. A lot of those wins were at home though and Maryland has struggled on the road this season with a 3-6 record. They are going up against a MSU team that has been 11-3 at home but they have been trending in the opposite direction recently. MSU is coming into this game off of 2 straight losses and they have also lost 5 of their last 6 games. Only 1 of those losses came at home though and they will likely play much better at home here in this last game of the season. Maryland has still been playing well though and they will likely not win this game on the road against a desperate MSU team but they will keep this game close for sure. MSU will win at home here but only by a few points as they finish their season off in awful form. 

 

Maryland Michigan State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, March 6, 2022 (4:30 pm ET start time) is MSU 71 Maryland 67.

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Maryland Terrapins: 24-16 ATS as a road underdog of 3.5 to 6 points. 22-17 ATS after one or more consecutive overs. 18-12 UNDER after a win by 10 points or more.

Michigan State Spartans: 25-35 ATS against conference opponents. 2-9 ATS after allowing 80 points or more. 25-15 UNDER when the total is 140 to 149.5.

 

 

Maryland Terrapins:  J. Graham III (F) Out indefinitely - Disciplinary.

Michigan State Spartans:  None.

 

 

"They've got a lot of good players on their team, and we just had to contest their shots.” - Donta Scott after their win against OSU.

 

 

"I'm angry with the way we played. The start beat us, not the end. I'm not happy with how we played defensively. I'm not happy with our leadership right now." - Tom Izzo on his team’s loss against OSU.

 

 

 

E. Ayala 

H. Hart 

Fatts Russell 

D. Scott 

Q. Wahab

 

M. Bingham 

G. Brown 

Max Christie 

J. Hauser 

T. Walker

 

 

PPG: F. Russell (14.9)

APG: F. Russell (3.6)

Reb/G: D. Scott (6.2)

 

PPG: G. Brown (11.5)

APG: A. Hoggard (4.9)

RPG: M. Bingham Jr. (5.8)

 

Coaches:

Maryland Terrapins: Danny Manning (Interim)

Michigan State Spartans: Tom Izzo (27th season)