Saint Francis Red Flash vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the site where the Maryland Terrapins (8-2) will compete against the Saint Francis Red Flash (4-7) on Tuesday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash stepped onto the hardwood against Niagara and went home with a loss by a final score of 69-66 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Red Flash ended up finishing with 11 while Niagara recorded 8 personal fouls. They also made 13 of 30 tries from distance. Niagara finished shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by making 6 of their 7 tries. In addition, Niagara collected 32 rebounds (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Niagara distributed 17 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Saint Francis allowed the other team to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Red Flash converted 2 of their 4 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Saint Francis finished the game with a 46.6% FG percentage (27 out of 58) and buried 10 out of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Miles Webb is one player who played a role in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 28 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. He finished the game at 58.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Saint Francis steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-7 for the campaign. They have an average of 72.4 points per game (256th in D-1) while going 45.1% from the floor. The Red Flash are hitting 32.7% on shots from 3-point land (96 of 294) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Saint Francis is pulling down 35.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 175 dimes so far this season, which is 67th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Red Flash are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 12.5 fouls. They are surrendering 30.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 261st in college basketball in points per game allowed (74.3). The Red Flash defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (296 of 658) and they concede 34.3 boards per game as a unit. They rank 281st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 158 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Maryland Terrapins walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-78 against Purdue. The Terrapins corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. Purdue was called for 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 9 shots. They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Maryland knocked down 11 out of 26 attempts (42.3%). When all was said and done, the Terrapins ended up going 30 for 66 from the field which had them shooting 45.5%. The Terrapins allowed Purdue to knock down 32 out of 66 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.5% for this contest. They went 34.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 26 and finished the game at 10 of 13 at the charity stripe (76.9%). When discussing attacking the glass, Maryland permitted Purdue to grab 32 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Derik Queen ended up being important for the Terrapins in this contest. He totaled 26 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 11 out of 18 for the contest for a rate of 61.1%, and tallied 12 rebounds.

Maryland has a record of 8-2 this year. The Terrapins have committed 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 73.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (129th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.7 times per game. Maryland has accounted for 855 pts on the season (85.5 per contest) and they pull down 39.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Terrapins are hitting on 49.1% from the floor, which is 36th in college basketball.

The Terrapins defensively are ranked 16th in college hoops in points given up per game with 61.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.5% from the field (24th in college basketball). The Maryland defense allows 29.1% on 3-pointers (66 of 227) and their opponents are making 66.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.0 dimes and 32.5 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 87th in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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