The Iowa Hawkeyes (14-10) travel to face off against the Maryland Terrapins (19-6) on Sunday, February 16th. This game will be played at XFINITY Center in College Park and televised on FS1. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 5:00 ET.

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland Terrapins

The Hawkeyes Are Coming Off A Win

Iowa improved to 14-10 on the season with an 84-73 win over Rutgers on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes were +5.5 underdogs going into the game but covered the spread with the victory. The total points for the game came in at 157, just under the O/U line of 161.5.

Iowa turned the game around in the second half, outscoring Rutgers 51-31 after trailing 42-33 at halftime.

The Terrapins Are Coming Off A Win

Maryland improved to 19-6 on the season with an 83-75 road win over Nebraska on Thursday. The Terrapins entered the game as +1 underdogs but managed to cover the spread with the victory.

Maryland led 42-35 at halftime and continued to score effectively in the second half, putting up 41 points while allowing 40. The total points for the game reached 158, surpassing the over/under line of 148.5.

Hawkeyes Offense Breakdown

In their recent game, Iowa’s offense put up 84 points, shooting 50.7% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 56.7%. They connected on 64.3% of their two-point attempts (27/42), but struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 28% (7/25). At the free-throw line, the Hawkeyes were nearly perfect, making 9 of 10 attempts.

Josh Dix led the way with 26 points, shooting 64.7% overall. Payton Sandfort added 20 points, hitting 4 threes on 11 attempts. Brock Harding contributed 7 assists, while Jeremiah Williams and Ace Bailey each chipped in 4 assists. Iowa also grabbed 11 offensive rebounds in the win.

Terrapins Offense Breakdown

Maryland’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, putting up 83 points while shooting 58.5% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 64.2%, with the team hitting 63.2% of their two-point attempts and 46.7% from beyond the arc.

Derik Queen led the way with 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, while Juwan Gary added 22 points, knocking down 3-of-6 from deep. Selton Miguel and Ja’Kobi Gillespie also connected on 3-of-5 threes, with Gillespie dishing out a team-high 7 assists.

Hawkeyes Team Defense

Even with Iowa’s defensive efforts, they couldn’t hold their opponent, who put up 73 points. Iowa allowed a 48% shooting performance, with their opponent hitting 28 of 58 shots.

Iowa’s defense gave up 18 two-pointers on 33 attempts, a 54% success rate. From beyond the arc, their opponent connected on 10 of 25 threes, shooting 40%. Iowa also sent them to the line 8 times, where they made 7 free throws, an 87% clip.

Terrapins Team Defense

Despite Iowa’s defensive efforts, they allowed 73 points, with their opponent shooting 48% from the field. Iowa gave up 28 field goals on 58 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Iowa’s opponent hit 10 threes on 25 attempts, shooting 40%. Iowa also sent them to the free-throw line 8 times, where they made 7 free throws for 87%.

Hawkeyes vs Terrapins Trends

• Across the Hawkeyes last five road games, the team averaged 78 points per game while allowing 92. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-4, while going 1-4 straight-up.
• When looking at their past five home matchups, Maryland has an ATS record of 2-3 while averaging 79 per game. The team went 3-2 overall in these games.
• As the betting underdog, the Hawkeyes have an ATS mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. Iowa posted a straight up mark of 1-2 in these matchups.
• Although the Terrapins have a strong straight up record in their last five games as the betting favorite, they have not done as well vs the spread going 1-3-1.

Hawkeyes vs Terrapins Prediction

In this Terrapins vs. Terrapins matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Terrapins at -12.5. While we project the Terrapins to win 76-70, our recommendation is to bet on the Hawkeyes for the point-spread.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 158.5, and our model projects the Hawkeyes and Terrapins to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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