Maryland vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting: College basketball preview for December 28

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The Maryland Terrapins (10-2) are heavy favorites (-43.5) as they look to build on a seven-game home winning streak when they take on the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (4-11) on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at XFINITY Center. The game airs at 12:00 PM ET on Big Ten Network. The matchup’s point total is 151.5.

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Maryland Cover -43.5 vs Maryland-Eastern Shore -110

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Maryland vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore betting lines

  • Spread: Maryland (-43.5)
  • Total: 151.5

Maryland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Maryland performed worse at home, covering six times in 17 home games, and six times in 12 road games.
  • The Terrapins exceeded the total in six of 17 home games (35.3%) last year. They did better on the road, going over the total in six of 12 matchups (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Maryland won a higher percentage of its home games (.769) compared to road games (.000) last season.

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Terrapins were the 295th-ranked team in the country (69.0 points per game) last season. On defense, they were 24th-best (65.9 points conceded per game).
  • Maryland was 156th in the country in rebounds per game (32.3) and 147th in rebounds conceded (31.0) last season.
  • Last season, the Terrapins were 25th-worst in the nation in assists at 10.9 per game.

Maryland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-5-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-4-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.1 (21st in nation) 39.1 (34th) 37.6 (24th) 28.1 (50th) 16.8 (44th) 9.3 (18th)

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Maryland-Eastern Shore statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2024-25 against the spread, Maryland-Eastern Shore has a better winning percentage at home (1.000, 1-0-0 record) than on the road (.500, 5-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Hawks games have gone over zero of one time at home (0%), and five of 10 away (50%).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Hawks have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-1) and on the road (0-9).

Recent trends

  • The Hawks are posting 66.2 points per contest in their previous 10 games, which is 3.5 fewer points than their average for the season (69.7).
  • In its last 10 games, Maryland-Eastern Shore is ceding 78.2 points per game, compared to its season average of 80.6 points allowed.
  • The Hawks are sinking 6.7 threes per contest in their previous 10 games, the same number as their average for the season. Meanwhile, they own a lower three-point percentage over their previous 10 contests (32.8%) compared to their season average (33.2%).

Maryland-Eastern Shore betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-10 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-9)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (233rd in nation) 45.6 (294th) 31.1 (277th) 35.4 (340th) 11.5 (324th) 12.9 (290th)
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