Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins Free Pick - Betting Odds
Date:
March 15, 6:50 pm
Location:
Amway Center
TV:
TNT
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Maryland -2
Total:
143.5
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The 11th seed Xavier Musketeers face the 6th seed Maryland Terrapins in a West Region first round NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida Thursday March 16th at 6:50 PM ET. The betting odds for this game show Maryland as a -2.5 point spread favorite over Xavier with an O/U line on the NCAA tournament board at 142.5 down one point from its opener.
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Xavier is coming off a 75-72 loss to Creighton in their last game where they covered the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 147, which was under the closing line of 148. In the Musketeers last four games they have covered the spread every time and the total has gone under every time. Xavier had won three straight games before the lost to Creighton.
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Maryland is coming off a 72-64 loss to Northwestern in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 2-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 136, which was over the closing line of 134.5. The Terrapins have failed to cover the spread in five of their last six games, including their last two, and in two of their last three games the total has gone over. Maryland had won two straight games before the loss to Northwestern.
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Offensively, Xavier is putting up 74.6 points per game on a 45.4% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Musketeers are allowing 71.4 points per game on a 45.2% FG average.
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Maryland is putting up 74.2 points per game on a 45.1% FG average. On defense the Terrapins are allowing 67.8 points per game on a 41.6% FG average.
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These teams met in the 2003 season where Maryland beat Xavier 77-64.
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Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins Betting Trends<br />
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Xavier is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games.
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The Musketeers are 6-13 against the spread in their last 19 games.
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The game total has gone under in Xavier’s last 5 games overall.
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Maryland is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games.
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The Terrapins are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games overall.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Xavier and Maryland have the public leaning to the visiting Musketeers getting the 2 points with 55%. The over/under bettors are leaning to this game going over the posted total line of 143.5 with 73% on board.
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Xavier Musketeers at Maryland Terrapins Prediction
Two teams that have been on a downward spiral who both possess losing records over their last ten contests. Xavier did beat Butler in the second round of their conference tourney, but they the only other wins in their last ten games came against the bottom feeding DePaul. Maryland’s recent play is similar going 2-4 in their last six beating a fading Michigan State by three and a victory over lowly Rutgers. So, a side play would be like flipping a coin. The total is a different story. The Musketeers have scored 72 or more points in five of the past six and while they have allowed fewer than 65 in three of their last four two of those games against offensively challenged Blue Demons and before that their opponents scored 71 or more points in six consecutive games. Maryland when tasked with playing defense against some of the better scoring squads from the Big Ten have allowed 70 or more points per game in eight straight. I have this game at 146.
Free Pick:
Take the OVER 142.5.
