Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 03/10/2022

Game Time: 6:30 pm ET, Thursday, March 10, 2022

Venue:  Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN 

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Maryland +3, MSU -3; Over/Under:  139.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Maryland +3, MSU -3; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Maryland +2.5, MSU -2.5; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

Maryland Terrapins:  15-16 (10th place, Big Ten)

Michigan State Spartans:  20-11 (7th place, Big Ten)

 

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Maryland Terrapins:  3-2 last 5

Michigan State Spartans:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Maryland is coming into this game with a 15-16  record overall and they are 2-1 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 7-13 this season against conference opponents. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins in that span were against the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their loss came against the Michigan State Spartans in their last game. Eric Ayala 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 Julian Reese off the bench led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 39.3% from the field, 27.6% from 3-point range, and 91.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.5 PPG against them. Maryland has an ATS record of 14-17 this season and their O/U record is 15-16.

 

 

MSU is coming into this game with a 20-11 record overall and they are 3-2 in their neutral site games this season where they will be in this game. They have a record of 11-9 against conference opponents this season. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes while their win came against the Maryland Terrapins in their last game. Malik Hall off the bench led the team in points in that game with 17 while Tyson Walker was next on the team with 13 points. Walker led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Marcus Bingham Jr. led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 47.4% from the field, 38.9% from 3-point range, and 76.2% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.3 PPG against them. MSU has an ATS record of 15-16 this season and their O/U record is 16-14-1.

 

Maryland has been playing very well in their recent games as they have won 4 of their last 6 games and were really heating up in their last few games to finish the season. Their last loss was actually against MSU in their last game and they lost that one on the road by 10 points. MSU did not finish the season playing the best as they had lost 2 of their last 3 games and 5 of their last 7. They are coming off of that win against Maryland in their last game though and they will have a lot of confidence from that win as it was their head coach Tom Izzo's 663rd win with the team making home the winningest coach in the Big Ten of all time. MSU will want to continue that here and go on a run in this tournament with all of that emotion fueling them. They just beat Maryland in their last game and they will win this game against them as well but it will only be by single digits this time.

 

Maryland Michigan State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, March 10, 2022 (6:30 pm ET start time) is MSU 77 Maryland 70.

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Maryland Terrapins: 8-14 ATS after playing a game as a road underdog. 4-10 ATS revenging a loss where the opponent scored 75 or more points. 21-14 UNDER after playing a game as an underdog.

Michigan State Spartans: 30-11 ATS after 3 or more consecutive overs. 13-8 UNDER when the line is +3 to -3. 25-16 UNDER when the total is 140 to 149.5.

 

 

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

Michigan State Spartans:  None.

 

 

"We had opportunities. We were one of 15, I think, from the 3-point line. A couple of those … we probably should have tried to drive the ball a little bit more. But it's also a fine line when you're playing on the road. Sometimes that is the best shot that you can get on the drive if there is some contact. As you know, there weren't many calls, I thought they just let the teams play in the first half." - Danny Manning on his team in the 2nd half of their loss to MSU.

 

 

"We've had a few ups and downs, but it's March and March around here is special. We're good enough to beat a lot of people." - Tom Izzo after his 663rd win in the Big Ten making him the winningest coach of all time in that conference.

 

 

 

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 (4.8)

RPG: M. Bingham Jr. (6)

 

Coaches:

Maryland Terrapins: Danny Manning (Interim)

Michigan State Spartans: Tom Izzo (27th season)