Maryland at Minnesota college basketball odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers sports betting odds and lines, with college basketball betting picks.

The Maryland Terrapins (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten) travel to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-13, 7-9) Wednesday night in a Big Ten tilt at 9 p.m. ET at Williams Arena. We analyze the Maryland-Minnesota odds and betting lines, with college basketball betting advice and tips around this matchup.

Maryland at Minnesota: Three things you need to know

1. The Terrapins rank eight in the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll and had won nine straight contests prior to falling 79-72 at No. 23 Ohio State Sunday. Maryland still holds a two-game lead atop the Big Ten standings; getting back on track in this one would spell a fourth consecutive victory over the Golden Gophers.

2. Minnesota is just 2-5 over its last seven games. Offense has been the Gophers’ biggest issue over the seven-game span. Minnesota has shot just 37.7% from the floor, 28.9% from 3-point range, and 67.3% from the free-throw line. Those numbers include UM’s most recent game, an impressive 83-57 win at Northwestern in which the Gophers logged a 59.7% effective field-goal mark (a measure incorporating the risk-reward balance of 2- and 3-point makes and attempts).

3. Analytics are high on Minnesota in its home barn, even with recent home-hardwood losses to Iowa and Indiana. The Gophers will need to shoot better, but home-floor defense has been solid. This game comes in a tough stretch for Maryland — after tough road games at Michigan State and Ohio State, a second straight game on the road, and in a slot that perhaps has the Terps with an eye on their next game (Saturday vs. MSU).


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Maryland at Minnesota: Odds, betting lines and picks

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:50 a.m. ET.

Prediction

Minnesota 69, Maryland 66

Moneyline (ML)

The moneyline essentially has the favorite paying five points for the victory (instead of a push) on a one-point game. PASS Minnesota (-115) straight-up play in lieu of the one-point spread.

Against the Spread (ATS)

The Gophers are 9-5 ATS at home. The Terps are 1-3-1 against the number after their last five straight-up defeats. In contests lined by 1-to-2.5 points, Maryland is 1-2 ATS and Minnesota is 3-0.

The Gophers figure as an unlucky squad and have the talent to be favored by three or four in a spot like this. BACK MINNESOTA -1 (-110).

Over/Under (O/U)

Trends on the total are mixed. I have a lean toward the Over, but will PASS on the Over 133.5 (-110) proposition.

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