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The Maryland Terrapins host the Michigan State Spartans in a Big 10 game that will take place at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland at 2 PM ET. The oddsmaker has listed Maryland as a -4.5 spread fav over visiting Michigan State. The O/U line for this matc is listed at 141.5 down from a 143 opener.
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Michigan State is coming off a 73-70 loss to Illinois in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 1-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 143, which was over the closing line of 135.5. Previous to the Illinois game the Spartans had covered the spread in two straight games and in their last four games the total has gone over every time. Michigan State had won two games in a row before the loss to Illinois.
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Maryland is coming off a 79-59 win over Rutgers in their last game where they covered the 5.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 138, which was over the closing line of 134. Previous to the Rutgers game the Terrapins had failed to cover the spread in three straight games and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Maryland snapped their three-game losing streak with the win over Rutgers.
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Offensively, Michigan State is putting up 72.4 points per game on a 47.6% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Spartans are allowing 69.3 points per game on a 41% FG average.
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Maryland is putting up 74.9 points per game on a 45.2% FG average. On defense the Terrapins are allowing 67.9 points per game on a 41.4% FG average.
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Last season Michigan State beat Maryland twice including beating them in the conference tournament.
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Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins Betting Trends<br />
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Michigan State is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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The Spartans are 1-6 against the spread in their last 7 road games.
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The game total has gone Under in 6 of Michigan State’s last 9 games against Maryland.
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Maryland is 13-5-1 against the spread in their last 19 games overall.
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The Terrapins are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against the Spartans.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Michigan State and Maryland have the public leaning to the Terrapins minus the 4.5 points at home with over 60%. The over/under bettors are evenly split on whether this game will go over the posted total of 143 with 50%.
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