Maryland Terrapins vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: FS1

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is where the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-1) will attempt to defeat the Maryland Terrapins (6-3) on Saturday.

The Maryland Terrapins faced Wagner and went home with a win by a final score of 89-63 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Terrapins left the arena with 18 while Wagner recorded 30 fouls. They made 6 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. Wagner finished shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of 18 tries. Additionally, Wagner snagged 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wagner recorded 10 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Maryland allowed the other team to go 36.8% from the field on 21 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 44 with 18 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Terrapins converted 32 of their 45 attempts for a percentage of 71.1%. Maryland walked away from the game having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (26 out of 64) and made 5 of 20 three-point shots.

Pharrel Payne is a player who was important in the game. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended. He played for 29 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. He was able to score 30 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Maryland steps onto the hardwood with a record of 6-3 for the season. They have an average of 78.6 points per contest (169th in the nation) while connecting on 41.0% from the field. The Terrapins are connecting on 31.0% on three-point attempts (70 of 226) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Maryland is pulling in 37.1 rebounds per game and has 106 assists on the campaign, which is 249th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Terrapins have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 350th in college in giving up assists with 152 surrendered for the year. The Terrapins defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.7% (243 of 544) and they relinquish 37.2 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 36.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 275th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (78.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-52 when they faced Michigan State. In the matter of team rebounding, Iowa permitted Michigan State to snag 33 overall (12 offensive). They went 25.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 3 out of 12 and finished the game at 22 of 25 at the charity stripe (88.0%). The Hawkeyes allowed Michigan State to make 23 out of their 46 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes went 17 out of 45 from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.8%. When discussing three-point attempts, Iowa converted 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.7%. Michigan State was called for 19 fouls in this game which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Hawkeyes pulled down 11 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 15 for this contest.

Bennett Stirtz ended up being a factor for the Hawkeyes for this contest. He accumulated 14 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes in the game. He knocked down 4 out of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Iowa has a record of 7-1 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 51.4% from the field, which is ranked 21st in Division 1. Iowa has scored 636 pts for the season (79.5 per game) and they average 29.8 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (83rd in college) and they turn the ball over 10.0 times per contest. The Hawkeyes have committed 18.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Hawkeyes are ranked 10th in college hoops in PPG given up with 62.4. They are able to force 15.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (238th in college hoops). The Iowa defense concedes 31.9% on 3-pointers (46 of 144) and their opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 9.3 dimes and 27.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 9th and 1st in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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