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2019-2020 NCAA Basketball
(11-3) Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins (12-2)
Date: Tuesday January 7
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Xfinity Center, College Park, MD.
CBB Moneyline Odds: OFF
CBB Betting Odds: Terps -2.5
CBB Betting Total: 134.5
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The NCAA threw us gambling addicts a bone with this absolute gem of a game happening Tuesday night, as the #5 Buckeyes hit the road to take on the #15 Terrapins.
Big Ten conference ball is really starting to heat up, and it’s looking like this conference is going to be disgustingly good. Which is exciting.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Uh oh, Buckeyes.
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After reaching #2 in the country, Ohio State dropped back-to-back games, against West Virginia and Wisconsin, while being favored by 6 points and 7.5 points respectively. Which is pretty bad.
Not all is lost, however, because those are two very good losses. Both WVU and Wisconsin are KenPom top-25 teams with very strong defenses. Additionally, the Buckeyes still have four wins against KenPom top-50 teams and are decently strong by a bunch of other metrics.
For example… Ohio State is top-10 in adjusted offense and top-5 in adjusted defense. They’re 9th in the nation in effective FG% and 4th in the nation in effective FG% against. They’re also 10th in the nation in points against per game, and they’re 10th in the nation in 3P% (hitting them at a 39.6% clip).
The Buckeyes are a true 3-and-D team.
These characteristics are probably best embodied by their leader: Kaleb Wesson. As I’ve written about Wesson before, he’s a true modern big man who can stretch the floor with the best of ’em. Wesson is 6-9, and averages 15 points and 10 boards a game while shooting 44% from deep on 3.5 attempts/game.
Maryland Terrapins
The Terrapins are not a team to be messed with.
They have some excellent wins this year, including their most recent one: a 16-point destruction of the Indiana Hoosiers. Another impressive win is when they played Marquette on the road and won by 21 when they were only favored by 3.
They have some perplexing road losses, but have managed to remain a perfect 9-0 at home so far.
The Terrapins defend the ball very well, as they are ranked very highly in the nation by both KenPom adjusted defense and PA/game. However, while they seem to have a decent offense, it looks like they have some serious efficiency issues.
Specifically, they fall outside the top-200 in effective FG% and they shoot the three at a worse clip than they allow it (30.7% to 31.9%). These are both uncharacteristic trends of a top-15 team.
Also worth mentioning, the Terrapins are a top-15 team in offensive rebounding %. 6-10 Sophomore forward Jalen Smith sets the pace on the Boards for the Terrapins, averaging 10 boards a game with almost four of those being offensive ones.
Free Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins NCAAB Prediction: Maryland looks good in this spot.
This is a huge conference matchup against (probably) two of the best teams in the Big Ten.
If there’s going to be an X-factor in this game, it’ll be Maryland’s guard Anthony Cowan. Here’s what he did in his two games against Ohio State last year:
Jan. 18: 20 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 2-6 2pt FG, 3-7 3pt FG, 7-8 FT.
Feb. 23: 19 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 3-6 2pt FG, 3-4 3pt FG, 4-5 FT.
Both fairly decent performances (at least on par with this year’s averages), and both fairly convincing wins for the Terrapins (75-61 and 72-62, respectively). Taking that and putting it together with the Buckeyes recent struggles, and I think it’s sharp to take the home team here.
Especially if they are a home dog!!
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