Maryland Terrapins vs. Indiana Hoosiers NCAAF Betting Prediction

NCAAF Maryland Terrapins vs Indiana Prediction 9/28/2024

The Maryland Terrapins (3-1) face off against the Indiana Hoosiers (4-0) on Saturday, September 28th. This game will be played at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) in Bloomington and televised on BTN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Kickoff is set for 12:00 ET.

Maryland Terrapins vs Indiana Hoosiers

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Maryland Offense Breakdown

Maryland’s offense was led by quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., who threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns, completing 87.5% of his passes. Edwards Jr. connected with Tai Felton 14 times for 157 yards, the most on the team.

The Terrapins’ offense totaled 497 yards, with 159 yards coming on the ground. Roman Hemby led the team in rushing with 67 yards on 14 carries, including one rushing touchdown. Maryland’s offense found the end zone three times on the ground and twice through the air, and they picked up 25 first downs in their 38-20 win.

Indiana Offense Breakdown

Indiana’s offense was dominant in their 52-14 win, racking up 513 total yards and 29 first downs. The Hoosiers’ ground game was particularly strong, with 225 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Justice Ellison led the rushing attack with 58 yards on nine carries, averaging 6.4 yards per attempt. The Hoosiers also found success through the air, with Kurtis Rourke completing 80% of his passes for 258 yards and one touchdown.

Rourke’s top target was Myles Price, who caught three passes for 77 yards. Indiana’s balanced offensive performance was capped off by six rushing touchdowns and one score through the air.

Maryland Team Defense

After holding Villanova to 232 total yards in their most recent game, Maryland’s defense will look to build on this performance. The Terrapins gave up 156 passing yards on 16 completions, and they allowed 76 rushing yards on 31 attempts. Maryland’s defense gave up one touchdown on the ground and another through the air.

Maryland Team Defense

Indiana’s defense will be looking to improve after allowing 258 total yards and 14 points to Charlotte. The Hoosiers gave up 139 rushing yards, including one touchdown, and 119 passing yards on 14 completions. Indiana’s defense will need to be more effective in stopping the run and limiting big plays in the passing game.

Maryland vs Indiana Trends

  • Across their last three road contests, Maryland has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-0. Their overall mark in these games was 3-0, while averaging 27 points per game.
  • Across their last three home contests, Indiana has a 3-0 record vs the spread. Their overall mark in these games was 1-2, while averaging 39 points per game.
  • Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Maryland Terrapins have a straight up record of 2-3. Their record vs the spread in these games was 3-2.
  • Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Indiana Hoosiers have gone 4-6 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 8-2.

Terrapins vs Hoosiers Prediction

Indiana is the -7 point favorite at home in their week five matchup against Maryland. Our projections have the final score at 30-20 in favor of the Hoosiers, so we like Indiana to cover the -7 point spread.

With the over/under line set at 55.5 points, we recommend taking the under, as our projections suggest a combined total of 50 points.


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