Indiana Hoosiers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/7/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana Hoosiers (11-3) are headed to XFINITY Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Maryland Terrapins (7-7).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Washington and walked away with a win by a score of 90-80 in their last game. Indiana walked away from the contest with a 51.7% FG percentage (31 out of 60) and converted 12 of their 28 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers converted 16 of 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 16 assists in the game as well as forcing 4 turnovers and having 1 steal. With respect to defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the field on 26 out of 57 shooting. Washington dished out 10 dimes and had 1 steal for this game. Additionally, Washington snagged 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Washington shot 88.0% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of their 25 tries. They converted 6 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Hoosiers ended up finishing with 19 and Washington racked up 18 fouls.

Lamar Wilkerson is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 35.3% from the field and dished out 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 6 of 17 shooting.

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Indiana will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 11-3 so far this year. They average 85.1 points per contest (57th in college hoops) while going 48.7% from the field. The Hoosiers are shooting 36.6% on three-point shots (150 of 410) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is collecting 36.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 263 dimes on the campaign, which is 42nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are ranked 4th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 131 surrendered so far this season. The Hoosiers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 38.9% (316 of 812) and they relinquish 31.9 boards per contest as a group. They are surrendering 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 51st in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Maryland Terrapins took a defeat with a final score of 64-54 when they faced Oregon. When it comes to rebounds, Maryland permitted Oregon to collect 35 in all (6 offensive). They finished 31.3% from 3-point land by going 5 of 16 and ended up going 13 out of 21 at the charity stripe (61.9%). The Terrapins allowed Oregon to knock down 23 of their 47 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.9% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Terrapins ended up shooting 18 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.7%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Maryland converted 7 of 35 attempts (20.0%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. Oregon earned 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Terrapins were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for the matchup.

Solomon Washington pitched in for the Terrapins for this contest. He buried 6 out of 14 for this game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and had 12 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 38 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Maryland has a record of 7-7 so far this year. The Terrapins commit 17.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.1 times per game (346th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. Maryland has totaled 1,053 pts so far this season (75.2 per contest) and they snag 36.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Terrapins are hitting on 40.2% from the floor, which ranks 347th in the country.

The Maryland defense surrenders 37.3% on three-point shots (128 of 343) and their opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 16.7 assists and 36.3 boards every game, which is ranked 343rd and 273rd in those defensive categories. The Terrapins defensively are ranked 288th in college in points per game surrendered with 77.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (302nd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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