Its Wednesday, March 5, and the Maryland Terrapins (22-7, 12-6) and the Michigan Wolverines (22-7, 14- 4) meet tonight at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.
With a weekend showdown with Sparty looming, Michigan must win to keep their regular season title hopes alive in the Big Ten. Michigan faithful are hoping the weekend waxing by Illinois, 93-73, was an aberration and not a sign of things to come.
Maryland’s metrics are fantastic. They are borderline elite, but this team continues to come up just short in the big moment. This is another opportunity to get over the hump and establish themselves leading into the Big Ten and NCAA Tournaments. The Terps did win over the weekend knocking off Penn State in Happy Valley, 68-64. It was their fifth win in their last six games.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Maryland at Michigan
- Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Time: 6:30PM EST
- Site: Crisler Center
- City: Ann Arbor, MI
- Network/Streaming: BTN
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Game odds for Terrapins at Wolverines
The latest odds as of Wednesday courtesy of BetMGM:
- Odds: Terrapins (+115), Wolverines (-140)
- Spread: Wolverines -2.5
- Total: 153.5 points
Expert picks & predictions for Maryland at Michigan
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) expects to see a little defense in this one: Game Total Under 153.5 and 1H Total Under 73.5
“Both of these defenses play at the 14th and 16th slowest tempos in the Big Ten and have athletic trees down low that can defend and make life difficult if you aren’t physical. Vlad Goldin, Julian Reese, Derick Queen, Danny Wolf make this a Big Ten a heavyweight battle. Michigan is in a look-ahead with MSU on deck and this is Maryland’s last big game until the Big Ten tournament after a close win against Penn State. I like the Under 153.5 and will double dip and go Under 73.5 in the first half and say 30 points should be a struggle for one, if not, both of these teams in the first 20 minutes.”
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Terrapins & Wolverines game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on Maryland +2.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 153.5.
Maryland at Michigan: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Maryland has won 4 of its last 5 on the road
- Michigan’s last 3 games against Maryland have stayed under the Total
- Michigan has failed to cover in its last 7 games at home
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