Wednesday College Basketball N.C. State vs. Maryland Picks & Predictions
By Anthony Rome
COLLEGE PARK, MD (The Spread) – N.C. State will look to match its longest win streak in 24 years tonight when it travels to College Park to take on Maryland tonight at 7:00PM ET. Will the Terrapins pull out the win?
ODDS: Oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv have installed Maryland as a 1.5-point favorite versus N.C. State, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 149 points. The Wolf Pack are 14-1 overall while the Terrapins are 13-3 on the year.
LINE MOVEMENT: Maryland opened as a 2-point home favorite but the line has been bet down to 1.5 at most sports books. As for the total, it opened at 149 and that’s where it currently sits at both online and Vegas sports books.
PUBLIC BETTING: Of the wagers placed on tonight’s game, 62% of college basketball public bettors currently favor the NC State. This information is subject to change, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date public betting numbers.
NCAA FREE PICK: Take Maryland. According to the latest college basketball trends, the Wolfpack are 1-5 against the spread in their last six road games versus Maryland and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games overall versus the Terrapins. The favorite is also 7-3 against the number in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. N.C. State is also 3-12-1 against the spread in its last 16 Wednesday games while Maryland is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games following a straight up loss and 9-3 ATS in its last 12 home games. Look for Dez Wells, the Terrapins’ top perimeter threat, to take over this game and pull off a victory versus the ranked Wolfpack.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: MARYLAND TERRAPINS -1.5