Maryland Hosts Slumping Purdue February 16, 2023 Game Betting Analysis

The Purdue Boilermakers’ loss to the Indiana Hoosiers was a reminder that nobody is safe in the 2022-23 college basketball season.  Additionally forced gamblers to confront the dubious record of Purdue in the NCAA Tournament.  Since 2007, the Boilermakers have been a regular for the Big Dance under Painter.  They missed the NCAA Tournament only twice.  But Painter has never produced a March Madness betting Final Four.  Additionally, he has led Purdue to only one Elite Eight.  Purdue has the reputation of a very good regular-season team that is worn down at tournament time.

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Despite their sportsbook loss at Northwestern, Purdue will draw plenty of support based on their total body of work.   Also, many gamblers believe that the Boilermakers will be motivated to atone for that loss to the Wildcats.  On the other hand, Maryland is playing well enough to draw some support as a quality home dog.  The Terps will attract bargain hunters and some Wise Guys.

Purdue Comes Off Shocking Loss to Northwestern

Overall, the Purdue Boilermakers are 23-3 straight up, 11-13-2 against the spread, and 11-15 over/under the 2023 March Madness betting total.  Purdue has national rankings of 132^nd for scoring offense, 80^th for field goal percentage, 217^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 36^th for free throw percentage, and 8^th for offensive rebounding.  While on defense, Purdue has national rankings of 16^th for scoring defense, 51^st for field goal percentage permitted, 24^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 1^st for defensive rebounding.

Purdue covered three of its previous five games.  And then five of its last six games went over the total.  Zach Edey leads Purdue with 22.2 points and 13.0 rebounds per contest.  Purdue is coming off a 64-58 loss at Northwestern on Sunday.  As a result, the Boilermakers’ viability as a Final Four team is in doubt.

Maryland Makes Move for NCAA Tournament

In sum, the Maryland Terrapins are 17-8 straight up, 16-9 against the spread, and 8-17 over/under the bet on NCAA basketball total.  Maryland has national rankings of 199^th for scoring offense, 166^th for field goal percentage, 337^th for 3-point field goal percentage, 86^th for free throw percentage, and 178^th for offensive rebounding.  While on defense, Maryland has national rankings of 25^th for scoring defense, 73^rd for field goal percentage permitted, 70^th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 97^th for defensive rebounding.

Late on, Maryland covered five of its previous seven games.  Three of its previous four games went under the total.  The Terrapins have improved to 8-6 straight up in Big Ten Conference games.  Now, the Terps are rated as having a 93% chance of making the NCAA Tournament.  Jahmir Young leads Maryland with 16.2 points per game.

On the whole, it has been a respectable first season for head coach Kevin Willard.  Willard has his Maryland Terrapins in the middle of the Big Ten Conference pack.  And he has produced quality wins over the Indiana Hoosiers, Miami Hurricanes, Illinois Fighting Illini, and Michigan Wolverines.  Now, the question for Maryland fans is whether that will be enough for the Terps to get their ticket punched to the Big Dance.

Most bracketology ratings say Maryland will be in.  But the Terps have no margin for error.  This week brings a golden opportunity with a home game against the Purdue Boilermakers.  And a potential catastrophe at the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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As mentioned earlier, Purdue is coming off recent losses to the Indiana Hoosiers and Northwestern Wildcats.  As a result, the Boilermakers will drop in the top 25 rankings.  And Purdue could lose what seemed to be a certain top seed for 2023 March Madness betting.  Maryland is rapidly improving under Kevin Willard.  And the Terps have a lot to play for in this spot.

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