Maryland Terrapins vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/18/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, February 18, 2022

Venue:  Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Maryland -1.5, Nebraska +1.5; Over/Under:  146.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Maryland -1.5, Nebraska +1.5; Over/Under:  145.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Maryland -1.5, Nebraska +1.5; Over/Under:  145.5 points

 

Maryland Terrapins:  11-14 (13th place, Big Ten)

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  7-18 (14th place, Big Ten)

 

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Maryland Terrapins:  0-5 last 5

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Maryland is coming into this game with an 11-14 record overall and they are 2-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 15th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-11 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights but they have gone on a 5 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Indiana Hoosiers, the Michigan State Spartans, the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Purdue Boilermakers in their last game. Daron Russell led the team in points in that game with 24 while Donta Scott was next on the team with 11 points. Russell also led the team in assists in that game with 6 and he led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 43.6% from the field, 27.8% from 3-point range, and 80% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 70 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.7 PPG against them. Maryland has an ATS record of 10-15 this season and their O/U record is 11-14.

 

 

Nebraska is coming into this game with a 7-18 record overall and they are 7-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 15th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-13 in their conference games this season. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Minnesota Golden Gophers while their last 5 losses in that span came against the Wisconsin Badgers, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the Michigan Wolverines, the Northwestern Wildcats, and the Iowa Hawkeyes in their last game. Derrick Walker led the team in points in that game with 14 while Bryce McGowens was next on the team with 11 points. Alonzo Verge Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Walker led the team in rebounds with 6. They were 43.5% from the field, 28% from 3-point range, and 87.5% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 79 PPG against them. Nebraska has an ATS record of 13-12 this season and their O/U record is 15-9-1.

 

Maryland has not been playing well at all recently as they have lost their last 5 straight games and they have been awful on the road this season with a 2-5 record. They have also been bad against conference opponents as well with a 3-11 record this season but they are going up against the only team worse than they are in the Big Ten. They are going up against a Nebraska side that is only 7-18 overall this season and they are 1-13 against conference opponents. They also have a losing record of 7-8 at home this season and they are coming off of a loss by close to 30 points after getting their first conference win of the season. Both of these teams have been awful and have been playing very poorly recently so the best team to back here is the home team as Nebraska will likely keep this game close and may even come away with the win. 

 

Maryland Nebraska Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, February 18, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Nebraska 67 Maryland 63.

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Maryland Terrapins: 11-16 ATS when the total is 140 to 149.5. 2-8 ATS as a favorite. 19-13 OVER as a road favorite of 3 points or less or pick.

Nebraska Cornhuskers: 53-27 ATS at home when the line is +3 to -3. 15-9 OVER in all games. 11-6 OVER as an underdog.

 

 

Maryland Terrapins:  E. Ayala (G) Ques Fri - Undisclosed injury. J. Graham III (F) Out indefinitely - Disciplinary.

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  T. Lakes (F) Out indefinitely - Shoulder injury. W. Breidenbach (F) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

"I would love that opportunity. But you know, it's not necessarily up to me in that regard. So you know, I worry about what I should control. That's what I talk to the team about. We talk about that all the time, control what you can control, right?" - Danny Manning on taking over as the permanent head coach of Maryland.

 

 

"When they started going downhill, we panicked; we got faster when we needed to slow down. I thought we'd learned our lesson on that, on coming out, doing the things that make us successful.” - Fred Hoiberg on his team’s loss against Iowa.

 

 

 

E. Ayala 

H. Hart 

Fatts Russell 

D. Scott 

Q. Wahab

 

L. Mayen 

B. McGowens 

K. Tominaga 

A. Verge 

D. Walker

 

 

PPG: E. Ayala (15.1)

APG: F. Russell (3.9)

Reb/G: D. Scott (6.2)

 

PPG: B. McGowens (16.5)

APG: A. Verge Jr. (5.2)

Reb/G: D. Walker (5.7)

 

Coaches:

Maryland Terrapins: Danny Manning (Interim)

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Fred Hoiberg (3rd season)