Big Ten Tournament: Minnesota vs. Maryland odds, picks and predictions
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-21) will face the Maryland Terrapins (20-11) Thursday in the 2nd round of the Big Ten tournament at United Center in Chicago. Tip-off is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Minnesota vs. Marylandodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Golden Gophers covered as 5.5-point underdogs in Wednesday's 78-75 win over Nebraska. Minnesota has won only 2 of its last 10 contests.
The Terrapins lost 65-64 to Penn State on Sunday despite covering as 3.5-point road underdogs. Maryland has gone 6-4 in its last 10 games.
Minnesota and Maryland will be squaring off for the 3rd time this season. The Terrapins won both games - 81-46 on Feb. 4 and 88-70 on Feb. 22 -and covered the spread in both while the Over/Under split.
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