Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Terrapins vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Michigan State Spartans (17-2) will try to beat the Maryland Terrapins (8-11) at Breslin Center on Saturday.

The Maryland Terrapins played Illinois and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 89-70 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Terrapins ended up walking away with 20 and Illinois recorded 13 fouls. They converted 15 of their 40 tries from 3-point range. Illinois went 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 20 of their 28 attempts. On top of that, Illinois had 45 boards (14 offensive, 31 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Illinois recorded 17 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Maryland allowed the other team to shoot 43.5% from the floor on 27 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Terrapins converted 8 of 16 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Maryland wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (26 of 65) and made 10 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Andre Mills is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 16 minutes played but didn't pull down any boards. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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Maryland heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-11 on the season. They currently have an average of 74.3 pts per contest (242nd in Division 1) while connecting on 40.6% from the floor. The Terrapins are connecting on 32.7% on shots from downtown (167 of 511) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Maryland is pulling down 36.4 boards per game and has accounted for 202 assists for the season, which is 355th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Terrapins are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 298th in the country in points per game allowed (78.4). The Terrapins defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.4% (521 of 1,124) and they surrender 35.8 boards per contest as a team. They are 326th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 314 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Michigan State Spartans got the win with a final of 68-52 when they played Oregon. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Michigan State permitted Oregon to get 21 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 7 of 20 and ended up shooting 5 of 11 from the free throw line (45.5%). The Spartans permitted Oregon to make 20 of their 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.2% for this contest. In all, the Spartans finished the game shooting 28 out of 49 from the field which had them shooting 57.1%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Michigan State buried 7 out of their 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to bury 5 of them for a percentage of 55.6%. Oregon was called for 11 fouls in the game which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. The Spartans were able to corral 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup.

Carson Cooper ended up being a factor for the Spartans in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He recorded 19 points in his 33 mins on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the contest.

Michigan State has a record of 17-2 for the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spartans are connecting on 47.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 86th in college. Michigan State has totaled 1,491 points for the season (78.5 per game) and they collect 41.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 18.6 times per game (13th in college) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Spartans commit 15.5 fouls per contest while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Spartans on defense are ranked 8th in college in points allowed per contest with 63.5. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (12th in college). The Michigan State defense allows 30.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (149 of 496) and their opponents are connecting on 73.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.8 dimes and 28.2 boards every game, which ranks them 131st and 1st in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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