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The 21st ranked Maryland Terrapins host the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Big 10 game that will take place at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland at 4 PM ET. This Big Ten match-up hit the betting board with Maryland favored by 8 points on the betting line and has now settled in at -7.5. The total line is listed at 140 points down from an opener of 141.5.
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Ohio State is coming off a 70-64 win over Rutgers in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as an 11-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 134, which was under the closing line of 135. The Buckeyes have failed to cover the spread in three of their last four games and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous four games the total went over. Ohio State has won two straight games after losing back-to-back games against Iowa and Maryland.
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Maryland is coming off a 70-64 loss to Penn State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as 3.5-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 134, which was under the closing line of 144.5. The Terrapins have an ATS record of 7-1-1 in their last nine games, but have failed to cover in their last two games. In their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous two games the total went over. Maryland has lost their last two games.
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Offensively, Ohio State is putting up 73 points per game on a 46.3% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Buckeyes are allowing 68.4 points per game on a 40.7% FG average.
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Maryland is putting up 75.1 points per game on a 44.7% FG average. On defense the Terrapins are allowing 66.5 points per game on a 40.5% FG average.
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These teams met at the end of last month at Ohio State where the Terrapins beat the Buckeyes 77-71.
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Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins Betting Trends<br />
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Ohio State is 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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The Buckeyes are 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 road games.
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The game total has gone over in 6 of Ohio State’s last 8 road games.
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Maryland is 7-1-1 against the spread in their last 9 games overall.
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The Terrapins are 5-1-1 against the spread in their last 7 home games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Ohio State and Maryland have the public leaning to the home Terrapins minus the 7.5 points with 70%. The over/under bettors are leaning heavily to this game going over the posted total of 141.5 with over 80% on board.
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