Maryland vs. Grand Canyon betting: March Madness First Round preview for March 21

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins (25-8) and the No. 13 seed Grand Canyon Antelopes (26-7) will meet in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at 4:35 p.m. ET. Maryland is favored by 10.5 points in the contest, which airs on TBS. Here’s everything you need to know about this 4-13 matchup when filling out your brackets. The matchup has a point total of 149.5.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Maryland Cover -10.5 vs Grand Canyon -107

Bet $20, Payout $38.69

Maryland vs. Grand Canyon betting lines

  • Maryland moneyline odds to win: -581
  • Grand Canyon moneyline odds to win: +420
  • Spread: Maryland (-10.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Maryland statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Terrapins have been scoring 79.8 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 81.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Maryland’s defense has been less stingy lately, as the team has given up 69.6 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 67 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
  • While the Terrapins are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests when compared to their season-long average (8.2), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (38.3% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 37.3% on the season).

Maryland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 18-15-0 (Home: 12-7-0; Away: 4-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 9-4-0 (As Favorite: 14-13-0; As Underdog: 4-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 19-14-0 (Home: 11-8-0; Away: 6-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 20-5 (Home: 15-2; Away: 2-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.2 (54th in nation) 41.5 (58th) 33.8 (71st) 30.6 (143rd) 14.7 (95th) 9.9 (62nd)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Maryland vs. Grand Canyon? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Grand Canyon statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • The Antelopes are averaging 79.3 points per game in their previous 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (79.2).
  • Grand Canyon has performed worse defensively in its past 10 games, giving up 70.3 points per contest, 1.2 more points than its season average of 69.1.
  • The Antelopes are making 0.7 fewer treys per contest in their previous 10 games (5.5) compared to their season average (6.2), and they are putting up a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (30.7%) compared to their season mark (31.5%).

Grand Canyon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 13-19-0 (Home: 6-10-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 17-15-0 (Home: 9-7-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 24-6 (Home: 15-1; Away: 5-4)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (99th in nation) 40.9 (36th) 34.3 (59th) 30.3 (121st) 14.1 (136th) 12.4 (296th)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …