Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

XFINITY Center is the site where the Maryland Terrapins (11-4) will meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-7) on Monday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers took the court against Ohio State and ended up losing by a score of 89-88 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up with 28 while Ohio State had 25 fouls. They buried 6 of 22 shots from distance. Ohio State ended up going 87.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 29 of their 33 tries. Moreover, Ohio State pulled down 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Ohio State doled out 17 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 of 63 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Golden Gophers converted 12 of 27 shots for a rate of 44.4%. Minnesota ended the contest with a 45.7% field goal percentage (32 of 70) and knocked down 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Parker Fox is someone who played a role in the matchup. He accounted for 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 mins played and totaled 5 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Minnesota comes into this game with a record of 8-7 so far this year. They currently have an average of 68.8 points per contest (316th in D-1) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Golden Gophers are hitting 31.2% on shots from distance (98 of 314) and 61.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Minnesota is pulling in 34.3 boards per contest and has 242 assists for the year, which has them ranked 97th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Golden Gophers are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.6% from 3-point land while they are 64th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (66.7). The Golden Gophers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (360 of 843) and they relinquish 35.1 boards per game as a team. They are 226th in college hoops in allowing assists with 213 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Maryland Terrapins took a loss by a score of 83-79 against Oregon. The Terrapins earned 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the game. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. Oregon committed 15 fouls in this contest which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a rate of 73.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Maryland buried 9 out of 21 tries (42.9%). In all, the Terrapins ended up shooting 28 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.5%. The Terrapins permitted Oregon to convert 29 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.8% for this game. They finished 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 out of 28 and ended up shooting 13 of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Maryland permitted Oregon to collect 29 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Rodney Rice pitched in for the Terrapins in this matchup. He buried 5 out of 8 in the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 11-4 on the season. The Terrapins are responsible for committing 15.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.1 times per game (73rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per game. Maryland has accounted for 1,282 points on the season (85.5 per game) and they pull down 38.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Terrapins are hitting on 49.4% from the field, which is ranked 22nd in the nation.

The Terrapins are ranked 22nd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (68th in college hoops). The Maryland defense allows 30.5% from downtown (102 of 334) and their opponents are knocking down 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.1 dimes and 31.6 total rebounds per game, which is 51st and 47th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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