Maryland vs. Minnesota betting: College basketball preview for January 13

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-8, 0-5 Big Ten) are heavy underdogs (+15.5) as they look to stop a four-game road slide when they take on the Maryland Terrapins (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) on Monday, January 13, 2025 at XFINITY Center. The contest airs at 6:30 PM ET on Big Ten Network. The matchup has an over/under of 138 points.

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Maryland Cover -15.5 vs Minnesota -108

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Maryland vs. Minnesota betting lines

  • Maryland moneyline odds to win: -1695
  • Minnesota moneyline odds to win: +930
  • Spread: Maryland (-15.5)
  • Total: 138

Maryland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Maryland covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games last season. Maryland covered six times in 17 games when playing at home, and it covered six times in 12 games on the road.
  • The Terrapins eclipsed the total less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in six of 17 home matchups (35.3%). In road games, they hit the over in six of 12 games (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite last year, Maryland took 10 of 13 games when playing at home, good for a .769 winning percentage. Maryland won zero of one game on the road (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Terrapins have been scoring 85.4 points per contest in their last 10 appearances, an average that’s slightly higher than the 85.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Maryland’s defense has been more porous lately, as the team has given up 66.9 points per game over its last 10 compared to the 63.3 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • The Terrapins are trending up from deep over their last 10 outings, making 9.1 threes per game and shooting 40.1% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 8.4 makes and 36.4% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Maryland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-7-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 15.5+: 5-3-0 (As Favorite: 8-6-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-6-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-2 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.7 (16th in nation) 40.8 (61st) 35.1 (70th) 28.6 (53rd) 15.8 (79th) 10.0 (52nd)

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Minnesota statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Minnesota was better at home (15-3-2) than on the road (7-3-0) last season.
  • In terms of the over/under, Golden Gophers games went over less often at home (10 of 20, 50%) than away (seven of 10, 70%) last year.
  • The Golden Gophers’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .600 (3-2) last year, and on the road it was .200 (2-8).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Golden Gophers are posting 70.7 points per game, 2.5 more than their season average (68.2).
  • Over its previous 10 games, Minnesota is surrendering 73.7 points per contest, 6.2 more points than its season average (67.5).
  • The Golden Gophers are making 6.9 threes per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.3 more than their average for the season (6.6). Likewise, they have a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (31.8%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (31.4%).

Minnesota betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-12-1 (Home: 3-9-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-7 (Home: 0-3; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.4 (213th in nation) 42.7 (144th) 30.9 (279th) 31.3 (191st) 15.7 (86th) 9.7 (31st)
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