Free NCAA Hoops Pick: Hawkeyes vs. Terrapins CBB Odds
Looking for Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins NCAA basketball free picks & CBB odds? CBB betting sees the Hawkeyes taking on the Terrapins on Thursday, February 10th, 2022 at Xfinity Center. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all college basketball matchups all season long so stay tuned for more FREE daily NCAA basketball predictions like this Hawkeyes- Terrapins matchup.
2022 NCAA Basketball Handicapping
(15-7) Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins (11-12)
Date: Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Venue: Xfinity Center, College Park, MD
CBB Betting ATS Odds: Iowa -4.5 | Maryland +4.5 (Bet Now!)
CBB Moneyline Odds: Iowa -180 | Maryland +155
CBB Betting Total: 141
A Thursday night B10 battle will take place from College Park between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Maryland Terrapins. Both teams are among the bottom half of conference standings and will be looking to grab a needed win.
These teams played on January 3rd with the Hawkeyes winning 80-75 at home, but failing to cover as 9.5 point favorites. Keegan Murray had a monster game with 35 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Iowa.
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa got back into the win column this past weekend with a 71-59 victory at home over Minnesota. Keegan Murray scored 24 points and grabbed 15 boards on 9-of-18 shooting, while Patrick McCaffery added 18 points and 7 rebounds on 8-of-14 shooting. The Hawkeyes shot 45% from the field and 39% (9-23) from beyond the arc.
Keegan Murray leads the Hawkeyes with 22.4 points and 8.8 rebounds on 54.8% shooting (34.7% 3pt) with 2.0 blocks per game. The 6-8, 225-pound sophomore averaged just 7.2 points per game as a freshman, so he’s made one of the biggest jumps in the nation and is a likely lottery pick if he comes out before the June draft.
Iowa is a very high-scoring team, averaging 82.2 points per game (6th) on 45.4% shooting and 33.9% from beyond the arc. They also play at a high tempo, ranking 57th in Adjusted Tempo according to KenPom.
Defensively, the Hawkeyes can be exploited. Overall, they allow 70.5 points per game on 43.1% shooting (32.7% 3pt). In conference play, they are getting outrebounded by 6.7 per game. They also struggle against the three in conference play (35.5%).
Maryland Terrapins
At times this season the Terps have been competitive and other times they have been atrocious as they were against Ohio State last Sunday, falling 82-67 in Columbus. Forward Donta Scott was the only player who showed up offensively with 25 points for the Terps, who shot 39% from the field. But it was the defense that was basically a no-show as they allowed the Buckeyes to shoot 51% from the field and 42% (11-26) from beyond the arc.
Maryland has one real consistent outside threat and that’s senior guard Eric Ayala (15.4ppg, 34.8% 3pt). When he’s off his game, they have almost zero chance of beating a good Big 10 team. Rhode Island transfer Fatts Russell has shown signs of becoming an elite point guard and averages 12.9 points and 3.7 assists on 39.4% shooting.
On offense, they are shooting just 41.4% from the field to rank 13th in the league. They also rank 11th in rebounding ratio (-2.2) in conference play and 11th in turnover margin (-1.75).
CBB Betting Trends:
- Iowa is 1-4 ATS in last 5 games
- Iowa is 3-4 ATS on the road this season
- Iowa OVERS are 7-3 in their last 10 games
- Maryland is 4-4 ATS in their last 8 games
- Maryland is 5-9 ATS at home this season
- Maryland O/U are 4-4 in their last 8 games
4* Free Iowa vs. Maryland CBB Betting Prediction: Iowa ATS
Maryland looks like they want to close up shop already. They’ve had a coaching change and an assistant that has been suspended. It has not been easy and the fans are not showing up to home games like they used to.
Iowa needs to win this game to get to .500 because they don’t want to keep sinking in the conference standing, no matter how good their net ranking may be for postseason chances.
Take the Hawkeyes to cover this small spread on the road behind Keegan Murray and deep range shooting.
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