Marquette Golden Eagles vs Maryland NCAAB Betting Terrapins

Marquette Golden Eagles vs Maryland Prediction 11/15/2024

The Marquette Golden Eagles (3-0) travel to face off against the Maryland Terrapins (3-0) on Friday, November 15th. 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 8:00 ET.

Marquette Golden Eagles vs Maryland Terrapins

The Golden Eagles Are Coming Off A Win

Marquette Golden Eagles Recent Game/Games

Marquette picked up a 70-62 win over Central Michigan on Monday, November 11th, in a home game where they were -26.5 point favorites. The Golden Eagles didn’t cover the spread, as the Chippewas kept it closer than expected.

Marquette led 42-27 at halftime but allowed Central Michigan to outscore them 35-28 in the 2nd half. The total points for the game were 132, falling short of the O/U line of 149.

The Terrapins Are Coming Off A Win

Maryland Terrapins Recent Game/Games

Maryland cruised to an 84-53 win over Florida A&M on Monday, November 11th. Playing at home, the Terrapins were heavy favorites, entering the game as -32 point favorites.

Maryland took control early, leading 40-21 at halftime. They added 44 points in the 2nd half while allowing 32. The game’s total points of 137 fell just under the O/U line of 141, and Maryland didn’t cover the spread.

Golden Eagles Offense Breakdown

Marquette’s offense struggled from the field in their last game, shooting just 36.4% overall and 27.8% from three-point range, hitting 10 of 36 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 45.5%, but they made up for it at the free-throw line, converting 20 of 25 attempts for 80%.

Kyler VanderJagt and Stevie Mitchell led the way, with VanderJagt scoring 19 points on 6 of 10 shooting, including 3 of 4 from deep. Mitchell added 17 points, hitting both of his three-point attempts and shooting 5 of 8 overall. Kam Jones contributed 8 assists, while Ugnius Jarusevicius grabbed 14 rebounds.

Terrapins Offense Breakdown

Maryland put up 84 points in their last game, shooting 48.4% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 54.7%, thanks in large part to hitting 65.7% of their two-point attempts (23/35). However, they struggled from beyond the arc, connecting on just 27.6% of their threes (8/29).

Julian Reese led the way with 21 points and 9 rebounds in just 21 minutes, shooting 66.7% from the field. Selton Miguel added 14 points, hitting 2 of 5 from three-point range, while Ja’Kobi Gillespie chipped in 12 points, despite shooting just 28.6% from deep.

Golden Eagles Team Defense

Marquette’s defense was strong, holding their opponent to just 62 points on 36% shooting from the field. They allowed 20 made field goals on 55 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Marquette’s defense limited their opponent to 10 made threes on 36 attempts, a 27% shooting percentage. They also gave up 25 free-throw attempts, with the opponent converting 20 of them, an 80% rate.

Terrapins Team Defense

Marquette’s defense was solid, giving up just 62 points, as they held their opponent to 36% shooting from the field (20/55). Even with a strong performance inside, where the opposition shot 52% on two-pointers (10/19), Marquette managed to limit the damage.

From beyond the arc, Marquette’s defense was effective, allowing just 10 threes on 36 attempts (27%). They also sent their opponent to the line 25 times, where they converted 20 free throws (80%). Marquette gave up 6 offensive rebounds in the game.

Golden Eagles vs Terrapins Trends

  • Through their last five road contests, the Golden Eagles offense has averaged 69 points per game while allowing an average of 79. Marquette posted an overall record of 2-3 while going 2-3 ATS.
  • When looking at their past three home matchups, Maryland has an ATS record of 1-2 while averaging 62 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
  • As the betting underdog, the Golden Eagles have an ATS mark of just 1-4 in their last five games. Marquette posted a straight up mark of 1-4 in these matchups.
  • Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, Maryland has an ATS mark of 5-5 while going 6-4 straight up.

Golden Eagles vs Terrapins Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Terrapins to secure the win, with an expected final score of 77-70. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -1.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 146 and given that our model is projecting 147 points between the teams, we like the over.


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