Wisconsin at Maryland odds, picks and predictions
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The Wisconsin Badgers (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) visit the Maryland Terrapins (16-5, 6-4) in Monday Big Ten action in College Park. The opening tip at the Xfinity Center will be at 7 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's college basketball odds around the Wisconsin vs. Marylandodds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Wisconsin, which is No. 17 in the USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll, is playing its third road game since Jan. 18. On Sunday, the Badgers won 83-55 at home over the Nebraska Cornhuskers, covering a -7.5-point spread. That victory marked a bounce-back after UW fell at UCLA in its last road game, 85-83 on Jan. 21.
Maryland is back on home hardwood after clocking road wins at the Illinois Fighting Illini (91-70) Thursday and at the Indiana Hooxiers (79-78) Sunday. The Terrapins own one of the most efficient offenses in the Big Ten and are averaging a robust 83.4 points per game. UM has won 9 in a row at home.
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Moneyline: Wisconsin +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Maryland -220 (bet $220 to win $100)
Wisconsin +180 (bet $100 to win $180) | Maryland -220 (bet $220 to win $100) Against the spread (ATS): Wisconsin +5.5 (-115) | Maryland -5.5 (-105)
Wisconsin +5.5 (-115) | Maryland -5.5 (-105) Over/Under (O/U): 153.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
Wisconsin at Maryland picks and predictions
Prediction
Maryland 81, Wisconsin 75
No interest. PASS.
Maryland is 2-1 ATS across the last 3 series meetings.
Wisconsin generates much of its offense from beyond the arc, and its probably not wise to fully buy into the Badgers' overall 51.7% shooting mark from the field in the month of January. And UW is up against a Maryland defense that ranks in the nation's top quartile in defending the perimeter.
Look for UM to get a lot of points at the rim and to be the better all-around defense. Consider the TERRAPINS -5.5 (-105) to be the value side of this game.
The Over is 3-0 across the last 3 series games and is 8-1 in UW's last 9 contests away from Madison.
The Badgers play at an above-average tempo, and the Terps play at a top-quartile pace. The squads have played a combined 15 Quad I games. In those 15 contests, the Over has gone 12-3.
BACK THE OVER 153.5 (-105).
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