The Wisconsin Badgers and the Maryland Terrapins meet Wednesday in college basketball action from the XFINITY Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Maryland vs Wisconsin Prediction.
Wisconsin Recap
The Wisconsin Badgers come into this game looking to build on an 83-55 win over Nebraska last time out to improve to 16-4 on the year. After this game, Wisconsin will head on the road for a matchup with Northwestern.
Badgers Win 8 Of Last 9
John Tonje leads the Badgers in scoring with 18 PPG along with 4.9 RPG while John Blackwell has 16.3 PPG with 4.7 RPG and 2.4 APG. Nolan Winter has 10.2 PPG with 5.9 RPG to lead the Badgers in rebounding while Max Klesmit has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Badgers in the assist department up to this point in the year. Steven Crowl has 10 PPG with 5.6 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Wisconsin so far this season. As a team, Wisconsin is averaging 82.5 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 36.2% from behind the three-point line and 85.3% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the Wisconsin Badgers will win
- Wisconsin has won eight of its last nine games.
- Maryland has lost six of its last eight night games against AP-ranked opponents.
Maryland Recap
The Maryland Terrapins come into this game looking to build on a 79-78 win over Indiana last time out to improve to 16-5 on the year. After this game, Maryland will head on the road to take on Ohio State.
Terrapins Win 3rd In A Row
Derik Queen leads the Terps in scoring with 15.2 PPG along with 8.1 RPG while Ja’Kobi Gillespie has 14.6 PPG with a team-high 4.7 APG to lead the Terrapins in the assist department. Rodney Rice has 12.6 PPG and Selton Miguel has 11.5 PPG, while Julian Reese has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 9.2 RPG to lead the Terrapins on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Maryland so far this season. As a team, Maryland is averaging 83.4 PPG on 48.8% shooting from the field, 36.5% from three and 74.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Maryland Terrapins will win
- Maryland has won each of its last nine games at XFINITY Center.
- Wisconsin has lost five of its last six road night games against the Big Ten Conference.
Maryland vs Wisconsin Prediction
I’m on the Badgers and the points in this one. Wisconsin is the more trustworthy team in my eyes, and while Maryland’s been better at home, which is where they are here, Wisconsin’s shown an ability to be solid wherever they’ve gone to and I think the Badgers could at the very least compete here. I just can’t trust Maryland in this one to be able to pull away here and I think at the absolute worst, Wisconsin keeps this one close if they don’t win it outright. Give me the Badgers and the points here.