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The Marquette Golden Eagles (3-0) and Maryland Terrapins (3-0) are lined up for a high-profile non-conference battle Friday. The opening tip at the XFINITY Center will be at 8 p.m. ET (FS1). Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Marquette vs. Maryland odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Marquette, which is No. 15 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, hits the road after what was a second-half fade in an eventual 70-62 win Monday vs. the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Eagles worked their way to a 20-point lead in the first half, but failed to cover a 26.5-point spread when CMU outscored them 35-28 in the second half.
The Terrapins also last played Monday, when they defeated Florida A&M 84-53. The favored-by-32 Terps teetered on a cover multiple times in the final minute of play before coming up 1 point shy of a push. Maryland was a plus-14 in turnover margin Monday; the Terps have forced an average of 18.7 turnovers per game.
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Marquette at Maryland odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated Thursday at 11:13 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Marquette +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Maryland -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Marquette +1.5 (-110) | Maryland -1.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 145.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Marquette at Maryland picks and predictions
Prediction
Maryland 75, Marquette 73
Moneyline
No interest: PASS.
Against the spread
Marquette is playing on the road for the first time, but it is a veteran team and one that brings defense and a hot pace. Maryland went just 2-7 ATS in its first 9 games last season and overall at home was just 6-11 ATS.
The Eagles tempo and proclivity for launching 3s (34.0 per game so far) figures as a key 1-2 punch in the attack on Maryland. Against Big Ten comps Illinois, Nebraska and Penn State last season, the Terrapins went 2-3 ATS.
Still, Maryland by maybe a bucket is about right. Make it a portion of a unit perhaps, but TAKE MARQUETTE +1.5 (-110). Of course, if you like Marquette to win, bet the moneyline instead at plus-money.
Over/Under
Both teams get a lot of stops and both display good handles on the basketball. But both are also tremendous in the takeaway department and do credible work in getting point-efficient looks at the rim and from beyond the arc. Both also figure to be a bit due on the 3-ball.
In those above-reference speed-and-3 comps for Maryland last season, the Over went 4-1.
BACK THE OVER 145.5 (-115) in this game.
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