Maryland at Villanova odds, picks and predictions
The Maryland Terrapins (1-2) and Villanova Wildcats (2-1) battle in a Gavitt Tipoff Games tilt Friday. The opening tip at Finneran Pavilion will be at 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Maryland vs. Villanova odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Maryland heads into this game after back-to-back 3-point losses and is 0-3 against the spread (ATS). Woeful 3-point shooting (22.6%, 344th NCAA-I) and too many turnovers have been costly for a Terrapins team that went 22-13 last season.
Villanova, which is No. 21 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, lost a crosstown rivalry contest 76-72 at Penn Monday. The favored-by-12 Wildcats shot just 34.9% (27.3% on 3-pointers) in their 2nd straight ATS loss.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games are an 8-game Big East/Big Ten series.
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Maryland at Villanova odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:31 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Maryland +195 (bet $100 to win $195) | Villanova -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Maryland +6.5 (-110) | Villanova -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 132.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Maryland at Villanova picks and predictions
Prediction
Villanova 70, Maryland 65
Moneyline
PASS. No value to be found between these prices.
Against the spread
Expecting some shooting regression on both sides brings this point spread onto the Maryland side for potential value, especially in a relatively low scoring game. A Terrapins +7 would be worth some partial-unit action. PASS otherwise,
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Over/Under
The Under is 8-1-1 in Maryland's last 10 road games.
Both of these teams are solidly on the slower half of the temp divide and pretty close to the bottom third.
But the home side launches 3s by the bucket (32.7 attempts per game), and both these squads can get after it on the offensive glass and in creating turnover-transition opportunities. Maryland frequently gets to the charity stripe as well.
BACK THE OVER 132.5 (-110).
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