Penn State Nittany Lions vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/21/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, February 21, 2022

Venue:  XFINITY Center, College Park, MD

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  PSU +2.5, Maryland -2.5; Over/Under:  128.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  PSU +2.5, Maryland -2.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  PSU +2.5, Maryland -2.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  11-12 (10th place, Big Ten)

Maryland Terrapins:  12-14 (12th place, Big Ten)

 

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Penn State Nittany Lions:  2-3 last 5

Maryland Terrapins:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

PSU is coming into this game with an 11-12 record overall and they are 1-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 16th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 6-9 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Minnesota Golden Gophers but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Michigan State Spartans and Minnesota in their last game. Jalen Pickett led the team in points in that game with 20 while Myles Dread was next on the team with 12 points. Sam Sessoms led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 6 while John Harrar led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 53.8% from the field, 50% from 3-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 65.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.7 PPG against them. PSU has an ATS record of 13-10 this season and their O/U record is 9-14.

 

 

Maryland is coming into this game with a 12-14 record overall and they are 7-8 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 16th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 4-11 in their conference games this season. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 5 game losing streak that they were on. Their 5 losses in that span were against the Indiana Hoosiers, the Michigan State Spartans, the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Purdue Boilermakers while their win came against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game. Daron Russell led the team in points in that game with 23 while Donta Scott was next on the team with 15 points. Eric Ayala off the bench led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Scott led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 52.5% from the field, 21.1% from 3-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 70.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70.8 PPG against them. Maryland has an ATS record of 11-15 this season and their O/U record is 12-14.

 

PSU is coming into this game playing much better in their recent games. They were on a bad losing streak prior to their last 2 games but they have won 2 straight and they have been some pretty good wins as well. It started with a 4 point win against a ranked MSU team and they followed that up with a win against Minnesota by more than 20 points. They are going on the road though where they have only been 1-7 this season but they are going up against a Maryland side that has a losing 7-8 record at home this season and is 4-11 against conference opponents. Maryland has lost 5 of their last 6 games and the only reason that they are even coming into this one off of a win is because they played Nebraska in their last game who does not have a win against a conference opponent this season. Both of these teams have been bad this season but PSU is the better team and they have been playing very well in their last 2 games. PSU will get the win here by a few points though as Maryland will not let this get out of hand at home against a team that is not much stronger than they are.

 

Penn State Maryland Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, February 21, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is PSU 69 Maryland 65.

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Penn State Nittany Lions: 19-10 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 23-15 ATS as an underdog. 14-9 UNDER in all games. 

Maryland Terrapins: 2-8 ATS as a home favorite or pick. 19-28 ATS in all home games. 28-19 UNDER as a favorite. 

 

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  G. Lee (F) Ques Mon - Leg injury.

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

 

 

"I hope there were a lot of people watching [on television] and I hope there were a lot of people that turned it off. Like, man, I can't watch this.' But that's the kind of style we want to play. We know how we defend and we're going to make you earn everything." - Micah Shrewsberry on his team’s win against Minnesota.

 

 

“The one thing that I was shocked by was we only had four turnovers. For us to take care of the ball against that type of pressure was good for us.” - Danny Manning on his team’s win against Nebraska.

 

 

 

M. Dread 

J. Harrar 

D. Johnson 

Seth Lundy 

J. Pickett 

 

E. Ayala 

H. Hart 

Fatts Russell 

D. Scott 

Q. Wahab

 

 

PPG: J. Pickett (13)

APG: J. Pickett (4)

Reb/G: J. Harrar (9.7)

 

PPG: E. Ayala (14.6)

APG: F. Russell (3.8)

Reb/G: D. Scott (6.2)

 

Coaches:

Penn State Nittany Lions: Micah Shrewsberry (1st season)

Maryland Terrapins: Danny Manning (Interim)