Maryland vs. Washington betting: College basketball preview for January 2

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The Maryland Terrapins (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten) will try to continue a three-game winning streak when they visit the Washington Huskies (9-4, 0-2 Big Ten) on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as 6.5-point favorites. The game airs at 9:30 PM ET on Big Ten Network. The over/under in the matchup is 147.5.

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Maryland vs. Washington betting lines

  • Maryland moneyline odds to win: -261
  • Washington moneyline odds to win: +211
  • Spread: Maryland (-6.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Maryland statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Maryland fared worse at home, covering six times in 17 home games, and six times in 12 road games.
  • The Terrapins eclipsed the over/under less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in six of 17 home matchups (35.3%). On the road, they hit the over in six of 12 games (50%).
  • Maryland won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home last season, going 10-3 (.769). On the road as a moneyline favorite, it sported a record of 0-1 (.000).

Last season stats

  • The Terrapins were 295th in college basketball in points scored (69.0 per game) and 24th-best in points conceded (65.9) last season.
  • With 32.3 rebounds per game and 31.0 rebounds conceded, Maryland was 156th and 147th in the country, respectively, last year.
  • The Terrapins were 25th-worst in college basketball in assists (10.9 per game) last season.

Maryland betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 6-3-0 (As Favorite: 7-5-0; As Underdog: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 6-4-0; 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
49.9 (19th in nation) 39.5 (38th) 37.3 (27th) 28.4 (56th) 16.8 (47th) 9.5 (27th)

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Washington statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Washington’s winning percentage against the spread at home was .471 (8-9-0) last season. On the road, it was .636 (7-4-0).
  • Huskies games went above the over/under 58.8% of the time at home (10 of 17) last season, and 45.5% of the time away (five of 11).
  • The Huskies’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs was .500 (1-1) last season, and on the road it was .286 (2-5).

Last season stats

  • The Huskies ranked 30th in the nation last season with 80.6 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 317th with 77.1 points allowed per contest.
  • With 32.2 rebounds per game, Washington was 164th in college basketball. It gave up 32.9 rebounds per contest, which ranked 263rd in college basketball.
  • The Huskies delivered 15.1 assists per game, which ranked them 57th in college basketball.

Washington betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 5-4-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-6-0 (Home: 5-2-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.9 (198th in nation) 43.2 (192nd) 32.8 (198th) 31.8 (226th) 13.6 (218th) 10.8 (110th)
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