Maryland vs. Rutgers betting: College basketball preview for February 9

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The No. 18 Maryland Terrapins (17-6, 7-5 Big Ten) are 8.5-point favorites as they attempt to build on a 12-game home winning streak when they square off against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-11, 5-7 Big Ten) on Sunday, February 9, 2025 at XFINITY Center. The matchup airs at 12:00 PM ET on Big Ten Network. The matchup’s over/under is 150.5.

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Maryland vs. Rutgers betting lines

  • Maryland moneyline odds to win: -446
  • Rutgers moneyline odds to win: +343
  • Spread: Maryland (-8.5)
  • Total: 150.5

Maryland statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Maryland has done a better job covering the spread when playing at home (8-6-0) than it has in road affairs (2-5-0).
  • The Terrapins have gone over the total in a lower percentage of games at home (57.1%) than road games (71.4%).
  • Maryland has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 11-1 (.917). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it has a record of 1-2 (.333).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Terrapins have been scoring 76.3 points per game, an average that’s slightly lower than the 82.5 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Maryland’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (72.1) is 6.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (65.9).
  • While the Terrapins are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7 per game) compared to their season-long average (8.1), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (37.2% from deep over the last 10, 36.8% on the season).

Maryland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-12-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 2-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 8.5+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 9-10-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-9-0 (Home: 8-6-0; Away: 5-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-3 (Home: 11-1; Away: 1-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.1 (31st in nation) 41.7 (81st) 34.2 (73rd) 29.3 (78th) 15.2 (84th) 10 (58th)

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Rutgers statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Rutgers has performed better at home (6-6-0) than away (2-4-0).
  • Scarlet Knights games have finished above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (four of 12), and 50% of the time away (three of six).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Scarlet Knights have won the same percentage of games (.400) at home (2-3) and on the road (2-3).

Recent trends

  • While the Scarlet Knights are posting 76.2 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their past 10 games, amassing 71.7 points per contest.
  • Rutgers is giving up 74.9 points per game over its last 10 games, which is 0.3 more points than it is allowing for the season (74.6).
  • The Scarlet Knights are making 7.8 threes per contest over their last 10 games, which is 0.5 more than their average for the season (7.3). That said, they have a worse shooting percentage from beyond the arc over their previous 10 contests (33.1%) compared to their season average (33.3%).

Rutgers betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-12-1 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-6-1; As Underdog: 7-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-11-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-9 (Home: 2-3; Away: 2-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.2 (211th in nation) 44.7 (240th) 33.2 (123rd) 32.4 (252nd) 13.1 (231st) 10.3 (81st)
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