Maryland Terrapins vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN

The Maryland Terrapins (6-5) are traveling to John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Virginia Cavaliers (9-1).

The Maryland Terrapins took the court against Michigan and took a loss by a final of 101-83 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Terrapins ended up walking away with 17 and Michigan had 16 fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 19 tries from distance. Michigan finished shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by converting 19 of their 22 shots. In addition, Michigan pulled down 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Michigan totaled 28 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Maryland let their opponent shoot 60.3% from the field on 35 out of 58 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists for this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 27 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Terrapins converted 9 of their 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. Maryland ended the game with a 49.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 61) and buried 14 of 27 3-pointers.

David Coit is one guy who played a role for this game. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and collected 6 boards. He ended up with 31 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Maryland will play this game with a win-loss mark of 6-5 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 fouls per game. As a team, Maryland is pulling down 36.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 122 dimes on the campaign, which is 340th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Terrapins are hitting 33.2% on three-point attempts (90 of 271) and 75.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.6 points per game (183rd in Division 1) on 41.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Terrapins are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 21.7 fouls. They relinquish 38.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 324th in D-1 in points per game allowed (80.5). The Terrapins defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.9% (312 of 665) and they surrender 35.7 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 351st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 199 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Virginia Cavaliers got the win with a final of 84-60 when they faced Maryland Eastern Shore. When it comes to rebounding, Virginia allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to grab 26 in all (5 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 25.0% from distance by shooting 3 of 12 and finished the game at 7 out of 8 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Cavaliers permitted Maryland Eastern Shore to make 25 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers finished 30 for 62 from the field which had them sitting at 48.4%. Concerning shooting from distance, Virginia converted 13 of 31 attempts (41.9%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 73.3%. Maryland Eastern Shore committed 12 fouls for this game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Cavaliers recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 32 for this contest.

Sam Lewis ended up being a factor for the Cavaliers in this matchup. He earned 15 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for the contest. He buried 5 out of 8 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Virginia has a record of 9-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which is 53rd in Division 1. Virginia has earned 871 points for the campaign (87.1 per contest) and they average 42.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 16.9 times per game (67th in college) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Cavaliers are committing 18.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 69.2% from the charity stripe.

The Virginia defense gives up 30.5% on three-point shots (58 of 190) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 10.9 assists and 31.8 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 41st and 63rd in the nation. The Cavaliers are ranked 63rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.5. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.8% from the floor (49th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Maryland

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